Skype for Asterisk - SFA What You Can Do THU 10/15 – 11:00-11:35am Cira B

Me Tim Panton - Westhawk Ltd PhoneFromHere.com Disclaimer - I don't speak for Digium or Skype

What is SFA - Skype for Asterisk? Another channel - like chan_iax or chan_h323 Allows your Asterisk to speak Skype's protocol Costs $66 per channel Includes G729

Demo: Call from Skype to Asterisk Call connects to Demo exten at Digium Digium Skype protocol Demo server SFA Skype user

Why Bother with Another Channel? What is wrong with SIP ? (Don't get me started)‏ Skype goes through firewalls Skype is encrypted Skype has 400 Million account Skype has 18 Million users on line _now_

How It Works Separate process - chan_skype module RTP - packet to packet bridge possible Low latency Good Quality Skype never transcodes - endpoint have to be compatible

How It Works - Diagram ResSkypeForAsteris k chan_skype skyhost(s)‏ 400M Skype Users Internet Skype Protocol Your asterisk server

Skype as Softphone for Asterisk Skype is an excellent softphone Often pre-installed Multi OS Good echo canceller

Demo: Call from cell phone into SFA dial exten Goes to my Skype PSTN Skype protocol Customer SFA Distributed Skype user

Richer Data Skype for Asterisk carries fields with it language: ISO language code (en_US)‏ phone_home: Home phone number ( )‏ address homepage: Homepage ( about: Short self-description (I am a Software Engineer)‏ birthday: Birth date (YYYYMMDD format)‏ gender: Gender (m/f)‏ avatar: Avatar filename, 96x96 JPEG (/var/lib/asterisk/images/myavatar.jpg)‏ etc Auth done by Skype network

Demo: Call from my Skype to ZipDX Conf id in 'topic' and Caller id preset ZDX Skype user Web Page Skype: URI Topic + skype id Caller id + exten Conference server

Presence Data Skype holds presence data for all users SFA lets you see/use it

Demo: JavaFX reflecting user status Switch on iphone - user presence changes. Webserver Skype protocol SFA Skype user Dynamic Webpage

Endpoints Aren't Just the Skype Desktop Client Mobile devices 3 phone iPhone client hard phones Skype for SIP (shoretel, cisco etc)‏

Demo: ???? To Be Determined

What is Wrong with Skype Proprietary protocol Messy to firewall well No 'islands' Have to be connected to public internet

What is wrong with SFA Missing text Missing video Missing SILK Price? Can't have 2 calls from A->B Must use Business control Panel

Questions? twitter.com/steely_glint