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#31069 3-Mar-2009 16:42

I want to setup an asterisk (Probably Elastix or just freePBX) box in a datacenter.
i already have the hardware, just need some other people to join in to put together the cost of the colocation.
In return im offering a fully mangaed service -you provide the lines, and pay for the hardware, and ill get the hardware configured, if you want any custom IVR or features or anything, i'll set those up too.
I'm looking at $30 per share, for penty of lines, feature s etc (within reason of course)
Contact me via PM if you are interested, or if you have questions either PM them to me or ask here.
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#199021 3-Mar-2009 19:01

I would use Trixbox over FreePBX. Much better

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#199037 3-Mar-2009 20:07

Have been warned against Trixbox, hence the elastix thought.

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peewee101

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#199040 3-Mar-2009 20:18

Have you tried SipX

Far superior and will support larger corporates

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#199041 3-Mar-2009 20:20

Thanks for that, but i want NZ based for latency purposes

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#199042 3-Mar-2009 20:22

adamj: I would use Trixbox over FreePBX. Much better

Adam, whats better?

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#199066 3-Mar-2009 21:54

Trixbox is a dedicated PBX OS (based on centos) as is elastix.
FreePBS is just a set of web pages (php or something) that configure asterisk.

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#199069 3-Mar-2009 22:03

mmm trixbox is Cent OS, with a FreePBX, along with a pile of other stuff installed - althought now I think they have rebranded FreePBX....

My preference has always been to build a client box (cent os) then install Asterisk, then Freepbx... then you know what you have, rather than what someone else wants you to have... each to there own however.

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#199071 3-Mar-2009 22:05

CentOS seems to be the preferred OS for FreePBX?

I've never got it working on Debian...

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#199085 3-Mar-2009 23:46

peewee101: Have you tried SipX

Far superior and will support larger corporates

sipx is just a sip proxy/registrar though isnt it? i.e. the media streams are direct between sip endpoints rather than running through a central server. does it work well in a NAT envrionments - i.e. when you connect to a SIP Trunk over the internet? how about when your sip trunk is delivered over a private vlan which is unavailable to the sip endpoints?

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#199104 4-Mar-2009 08:31

danielfaulknor: Trixbox is a dedicated PBX OS (based on centos) as is elastix.
FreePBS is just a set of web pages (php or something) that configure asterisk.

Sorry, you are right, brain meltdown. For some reason I was thinking of PBXinaflash.

I've been using Trixbox on and off for years, both on dedicated hardware an in VM's and have been very very pleased with it.

Why were you warned off it?

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#199105 4-Mar-2009 08:38

Marketed right and with careful pricing I think a hosted Asterisk service could do quite well here.

Fresh out of Uni I don't really have any captial right now or I might be keen to give it a go.

Perhaps I should write a business plan and talk to some VC's...

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#199112 4-Mar-2009 09:03

adamj: I would use Trixbox over FreePBX. Much better

You mean trixbox over Elastix? FreePBX is part of trixbox and is just the GUI.

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#199115 4-Mar-2009 09:18

sbiddle:
adamj: I would use Trixbox over FreePBX. Much better

You mean trixbox over Elastix? FreePBX is part of trixbox and is just the GUI.

See above. I had a brain meltdown.

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#199313 4-Mar-2009 23:45

danielfaulknor: CentOS seems to be the preferred OS for FreePBX?

I've never got it working on Debian...

Its not that hard :) I run it on one of these puppies with Debian Lenny & lighttpd for my home system. The only problem I find with freepbx is its quite restrictive (by that i mean modifying the dialplan by editing config files directly) so you may as well run a full pbx distro like elastix that way you get hylafax etc.. already preconfigured.

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#199524 5-Mar-2009 22:21

SipX is a modular SIP proxy server that claims to be very stable, scalable, and reliable. It is relatively simple to administer via its sophisticated graphical administration interface. SipX and is both free of cost and open-source software, licensed under the LGPL. So strictly speaking, it's not an iPBX in the same sense as Asterisk, but it makes a dandy iPBX anyway.

SipX does lots of things. Here is a sampling:

Hunt groups
Call parking
Auto attendant (aka digital receptionist)
Voicemail with e-mail notification or delivery
Plug-and-play phone configuration
Support for any SIP-compliant phone or gateway
Call history
Call detail records
Hold music
Call transfer, forward, blocking, call waiting, do not disturb, caller ID
Because it is a SIP proxy, SipX supports a substantially higher number of users than Asterisk and similar servers. How does this magic occur? Because it uses the SIP protocol in the way it was designed to be used. SIP separates the signaling and media streams. The signaling stream handles the job of registering and authentication, then the audio stream can travel by the most efficient route between endpoints, even bypassing your SipX server entirely. This also results in better call quality. Asterisk and similar servers make themselves the endpoints, so all of your call traffic must go through them. The other bottleneck is transcoding on the server. SipX hands this job off to your endpoints, so it doesn't get bogged down with this CPU-intensive chore.
The SIP protocol itself is designed to be carrier of all kinds of real-time media streams, so your SiPX server should be able to move any kind of real-time media traffic, such as instant messaging and video.
Scalability
It is easy to distribute SipX's different feature servers across different physical servers for high availability, and to scale upwards. SipX works equally well as a fancy home VoIP server, all the way up to enterprises like Amazon.com, which support thousands of users.
SipX is sponsored by Pingtel, which also has a commercial version called SIPxchange. SIPxchange is the same as SipX, except that it comes with support and training. In addition, the closed-source Call Center Server is availabe to add on to SIPxchange. Because of its closed-source license, it cannot be bundled with SipX.
SipX runs on Linux on x86 hardware. For IP telephony that's all you need. If you need PSTN integration (analog or digital) add a standalone media gateway like the Cisco 2600, Mediatrix 1200 series, or Vegastream boxes. SIP has emerged as the universal VoIP protocol, so anything that supports SIP should do the job for you. (See VoIP Supply's Voip Gateways page to get an idea of prices and features.)
Load Handling
How much of a load can a SipX server carry? Way lots—we'll cover this in more detail next week. SipX performs well on dual-core CPUs and likes a lot of RAM, from 1 to 2 gigabytes.
Pieces of SipX
SipX has no fewer than twelve separate components; the three main pieces are a Communications Server, a Media Server, and a Configuration Server that work stand-alone or together. Here's what they do:
The Configuration Server allows you to slice and dice permissions and access rather finely. You can control access to servers, phones, voicemail inboxes, and other functions by user ID. So you can have designated lackeys handle certain chores without giving them the keys to the whole works.

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