Some advanced configuration settings about the
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2.4.1 SIP/TLS
SIP/TLS is about configuring the encrypted communication channel among
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2.4.2 RTP
"The Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) defines a standardized packet format for delivering audio and video over IP networks" (quote from Wikipedia).
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In above form (the one you get by clicking on RTP main menu entry), you set up voice transport features.
Rtpstart and RtpEnd
Rtpstart and Rtpend define the RTP port range reserved for RTP traffic.
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18000 - 15000 = 3000 ports available. This means 3000/4 = 750 concurrent calls threshold.
Rtpchecksums
The Rtpchecksums enable the application checksum over UDP encrypted voice transmission. This is an error detection commodity, which adds 16 bits per packets payload.
Strictrtp
Strictrtp Enables the strict RTP protection. This will drop RTP packets that do not come from the source of the RTP stream. This option is disabled by default.
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Strictrtp option is about call roaming. If it's enabled then each call would be terminated on network change event.
Rtp timeout
Rtp timeout sets up the amount of seconds one server can wait without dealing RTP packages on one call's leg. This value is connected to client's setup and it gives you the fault tolerance time of one call.
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Rtp timeout is used in combination with Strictrtp to enable call roaming: during network change events RTP stream is lost until one new UDP connection is established between client and server. Rtp timeout is the maximum amount of seconds one server can wait before considering such connection as lost and thus hang up any related ongoing call. |
2.4.3 Jitter Buffer
Jitter is the variation in latency as measured in the variability over time of the packet latency across a network. The consequences of jitter, often called jittering, are a voice communication with gaps in it or stirring metal voice effect. Mostly on a GPRS and EDGE network (and in general in a mobile network environment), the jitter is a sensible problem to face. To cope with jittering issues, a jitter buffer produces a smooth and regular audio output, just adding some more latency.
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To apply your changes just press the Update button and the management interface will ask you to restart the asterisk service in order to apply your new configuration, as shown in
2.4.4 Obfuscation
The Obfuscation is an internal VoIP communication stealth mode. This is a useful countermeasure to bypass VoIP blocks and censorship, as it masks the data.
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2.4.5 NAT Configuration
If you are using the appliance in an internal network then it's most possible that you need to configure the NAT option. NAT stands for Network Address Translation and it's commonly used to let services on a private IP address to be reachable by a public IP address.
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Apart from your router/firewall configuration (please check <ac:macro ac:name=) and configuration and your network design/topology, from
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External media address
This is the public IP address used for the RTP delivery. It means that this is the secured voice IP you want to use.
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External SIP address
This is the public IP address used for the SIP delivery. It means that this is the IP you want to use for SIP signalling.
External port
If you want to perform a PAT (Port Address Translation) in addition to the NAT, then please use this option to explain to the appliance which port number is used on the external interface for providing the encrypted SIP service.
2.4.5.1 Keep-alive Frequency
If you are using the keep-alive option (please refer to PSOM 1.0 Groups) then you may find this option handy. You can define here how many seconds should pass between each keep-alive request sent by the server to each client configured with the keep-alive option.
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