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Skype for Asterisk - SFA What You Can Do THU 10/15 – 11:00-11:35am Cira B
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Me Tim Panton - Westhawk Ltd PhoneFromHere.com Disclaimer - I don't speak for Digium or Skype
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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
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Demo: Call from Skype to Asterisk Call connects to Demo exten at Digium Digium Skype protocol Demo server SFA Skype user
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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_
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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
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How It Works - Diagram ResSkypeForAsteris k chan_skype skyhost(s) 400M Skype Users Internet Skype Protocol Your asterisk server
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Skype as Softphone for Asterisk Skype is an excellent softphone Often pre-installed Multi OS Good echo canceller
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Demo: Call from cell phone into SFA dial exten Goes to my Skype PSTN Skype protocol Customer SFA Distributed Skype user
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Richer Data Skype for Asterisk carries fields with it language: ISO language code (en_US) phone_home: Home phone number (+15555551212) email: E-mail address (joe@example.com) homepage: Homepage (http://www.example.com) 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
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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
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Presence Data Skype holds presence data for all users SFA lets you see/use it
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Demo: JavaFX reflecting user status Switch on iphone - user presence changes. Webserver Skype protocol SFA Skype user Dynamic Webpage
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Endpoints Aren't Just the Skype Desktop Client Mobile devices 3 phone iPhone client hard phones Skype for SIP (shoretel, cisco etc)
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Demo: ???? To Be Determined.......
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What is Wrong with Skype Proprietary protocol Messy to firewall well No 'islands' Have to be connected to public internet
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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
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Questions? thp@westhawk.co.uk tim@phonefromhere.com twitter.com/steely_glint
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