Hi, As a user of Gnugk I read a lot of useful views and information last couple of days on this discussion. My question is, isn't it possible to overcome the limit on the number of concurrent calls by doing GK clustering? Best Regards Manjula Hettiarachchi --- Jove Blazevski <jove@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Guys, > > Thanks for the input on GnuGK comparing to other > commercial systems. As I > can see from the comments, GnuGK can indeed help a > company grows into VoIP > business with very good cost/quality ratio. > Offcourse it can grows to a > certain point only using gnugk, but that point is a > big step undertaken > with a free softswitch. > > Jove > > > Hi Michal, > > > > I used GnuGk in proxy mode. > > > > Furthermore, I want to clarify that GnuGk is great > software, I was very > > happy, that I could use it and it worked for me (a > smaller carrier) for > > some time. However, there were some key issues > which let me switch to > > MVTS. > > > > Thank you for your work > > Jan > > > > Zygmuntowicz Michal schrieb: > >> Hi, > >> > >> just a side not about the FreeBSD - you did not > explicitly state > >> whether your results were for proxy or routed > mode - but it happens > >> that I have most of my GnuGk installations on > FreeBSD systems, > >> which handle 10-15xE1s of traffic on average per > server > >> on a low end cpus with remtoe RADIUS and SQL AAA. > >> > >> Also some of the issues you mentioned has been > already fixed, > >> although handling more than 1000 concurrent calls > may be problematic > >> and not "plug & play". > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Jan Riedinger" <riedinger@xxxxxx> > >> To: "GNU Gatekeeper Users" > <openh323gk-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 1:55 AM > >> Subject: Re: GnuGK vs MERA > MVTS > >> > >> > >> Hello Jove, > >> > >> I evaluated gnugk two years ago. Thus, maybe my > statements are not up to > >> date. And maybe I'm biased, because I have Mera > Reseller agreement. > >> > >> However, two years ago gnugk was not carrier > grade: > >> > >> I had performance problems, with mvts 1 you can > handle more than 1000 - > >> 2000 with a standard PC. With gnugk I was > able to handle under > >> FreeBSD with a two processor system at maximum > 130 simultanous calls. > >> But I heard with Linux more than 300 were > possible. > >> > >> gnugk had had no 2cd choice routing. If the first > routing choice signals > >> "no circuit" there was no chance to reroute the > call to a 2cd choice. > >> > >> It was decided by random, when the call duration > in the CDRs were > >> rounded up and rounded down to the next integer > number. > >> > >> It was not possible to restrict calls by using ip > adresses. This was > >> indirectly possible anyway by using aliases (I > dont remember exactly), > >> but you had the precondition that your customer > didn't change the name > >> of his GW. This was a no go for me, because I > couldnt make my routing > >> dependend on the configuration of my customer. > >> > >> Mera can do transcoding (e.g from g723 to g729). > There are a lot of > >> option for call distribution if you have more > than one supplier. > >> > >> I'm a fan of free software, but if you want to > use gnugk as carrier with > >> a lot of E1 call capacity I dont think that gnugk > is (at least was) a > >> good option. If you want to use it for a company > proxy it is probably > >> good enough. > >> > >> However, there is strong trend for using SIP. > Thus I'm currently > >> evaluating to use SER and maybe Asterisk or a > Cisco for transcoding to > >> reduce licence fees. > >> > >> BR > >> Jan Riedinger > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > >> It's the best place to buy or sell services for > >> just about anything Open Source. > >> > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace > >> > _______________________________________________________ > >> > >> Posting: > mailto:Openh323gk-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Archive: > >> > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=openh323gk-users > >> Unsubscribe: > >> > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openh323gk-users > >> Homepage: http://www.gnugk.org/ > >> > > > > -- > > Jan Riedinger Phone : > +49-30-39 73 19 66 > > Dipl.-Inf. | Managing Director Fax : > +49-30-39 73 19 64 > > E-Mail: > riedinger@xxxxxx > > SNS Consult GmbH ICQ : > 163-237-041 > > Südwestkorso 49a MSN : > jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > 14197 Berlin GERMANY Skype : > Jan Riedinger > > > > AG Charlottenburg - HRB 71973 > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > > just about anything Open Source. > > > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace > > > _______________________________________________________ > > > > Posting: > mailto:Openh323gk-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Archive: > > > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=openh323gk-users > > Unsubscribe: > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openh323gk-users > > Homepage: http://www.gnugk.org/ > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace > _______________________________________________________ > > Posting: > mailto:Openh323gk-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Archive: > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=openh323gk-users > Unsubscribe: > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openh323gk-users > Homepage: http://www.gnugk.org/ > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? 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