VoIP+IAX Program Theory for OM

[Brandon Kruse]

Aside from those who run their own asterisk server, remember those who  
just use an iax itsp!

Anyways, I have been working on the core and backend library  
(iaxclient) of mokoiax.

You can read about a release I did of a command line based version for  
the openmoko (installable through ipkg) on http://bkruse.com.

I am also looking for developers.

To give a quick idea, I started working on a gtk version (mokoiax)  
designed specifically for the moko when I then realized why not tie it  
into the dialer application itself?

Anyways, let me know your thoughts.

Let me know if you want to help by emailing me at this address or bkruse at digium.com
( this is in no way affiliated with digium, I just happen to work  
there :) )

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Brandon Kruse (bkruse)

On Feb 22, 2008, at 8:13 AM, Jonathan Spooner <jspooner at nationwilcox.co.uk 
 > wrote:

> I too run my own asterisk server.  I'd think IAX support on an OM  
> client would be critical (at least untill were all on ipv6).  The  
> only reason you'd run a voip client on OM is so you can roam from  
> voip to GSM with a preference to VOIP when wifi is available so  
> supporting IAX would make this as painful as possible.
>
> Excellent idea!  I'd be happy to help with anything other than  
> coding once I get a freerunner.
>
> Regards,
>
> JonS
>
>
> Kyle Bassett wrote:
>> Thanks for all the input!
>>
>> To clarify:
>> I have already set this this system up using linux/win/mac IAX  
>> clients and
>> it works great.  Reliability is very high (no failures within the 4  
>> months
>> I've had it up) with my dedicated asterisk server running off my DSL
>> connection (QoS on with a linux router).  If the asterisk server  
>> cannot
>> reach me via a VoIP connection, it fallsback to calling my cell phone
>> number.  If the asterisk box fails for whatever reason, my VoIP  
>> provider has
>> a fallback number to dial as well.  The asterisk server just has a  
>> VoIP
>> account for inbound and outbound calls, no analog lines are  
>> connected.
>>
>> The cost benefit here would be the ability to accept a lower plan  
>> from your
>> cell provider (possibly data-only when 3G is available?), or even  
>> use a
>> prepaid service with the smartphone.  I am currently using a per- 
>> minute
>> VoIP/POTS termination plan with no monthly fee, which works out to  
>> be much
>> cheaper with the lower cellular plan.
>>
>> I have not wrote the application as of yet, I wanted to gauge  
>> interest for a
>> project like this.  If I do write this application, I would like to
>> implement encryption along the way.  In addition, I would set up an  
>> asterisk
>> box at our business location for testing within a larger userbase.   
>> The
>> reason I prefer to use a full asterisk system is the ability to  
>> integrate it
>> within our business.
>>
>> I prefer IAX over SIP because it is NAT routeable, whereas SIP has  
>> many
>> issues with firewall traversal.  In reality, the client should  
>> support both.
>>
>> Keep it coming! :-)
>>
>> -Kyle
>>
>>   
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