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FreeSWITCH 1.6 Cookbook
About this book
FreeSWITCH 1.6 Cookbook is written for anyone who wants to learn more about using FreeSWITCH in production. The information is presented in such a way that you can get up and running quickly. The cookbook approach eschews much of the foundational concepts, and instead focuses on discrete examples that illustrate specific features. If you need to implement a particular feature as quickly as possible, then this book is for you.
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FreeSWITCH 1.6 Cookbook
Table of Contents
FreeSWITCH 1.6 Cookbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
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Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Sections
Getting ready
How to do it…
How it works…
There's more…
See also
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Downloading the example code
Downloading the color images of this book
Errata
Piracy
Questions
1. Routing Calls
Introduction
Regular expressions
Important dialplan contexts in the default configuration
The default context
The public context
The features context
Internal calls
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
See also
Incoming DID (also known as DDI) calls
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Outgoing calls
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Ringing multiple endpoints simultaneously
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Ringing multiple endpoints sequentially (simple failover)
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Handling busy and other failure conditions
Handling no-answer conditions
Using individual bridge calls
See also
Advanced multiple endpoint calling with enterprise originate
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Setting variables in enterprise originate
Ringback
See also
Time-of-day routing
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Manipulating SIP To: headers on registered endpoints to reflect DID numbers
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
2. Connecting Telephones and Service Providers
Introduction
Configuring an SIP phone to register with FreeSWITCH
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Context
Customizing caller ID
See also
Connecting to Skype
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Incoming Skype calls connected to an SIP softphone
Incoming SIP calls connected to Skype destinations
Configuring an SIP gateway
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Adding prefixes to dial strings
Monitoring gateways
Codec configuration
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Avoiding codec negotiation altogether
3. Processing Call Detail Records
Introduction
Using CSV CDRs
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
File names and locations
Other options
CDR CSV templates
See also
Using XML CDRs
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
File names and locations
Logging the B leg
See also
Inserting CDRs into a backend database
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Using a web server to handle XML CDRs
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Using the event socket to handle CDRs
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
ESL considerations
Receiving XML CDRs
See also
Directly inputting CDRs into various databases in real time
How to do it...
There's more...
4. External Control
Introduction
Getting familiar with the fs_cli interface
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Important commands for listing information
Useful command-line options
Viewing events
See also
Setting up the event socket library
Getting ready
Debian/Ubuntu
Red Hat/CentOS
How to do it...
How it works...
Establishing an inbound event socket connection
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Establishing an outbound event socket connection
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Using fs_ivrd to manage outbound connections
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
See also
Filtering events
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
See also
Launching a call with an inbound event socket connection
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Using the ESL connection object for call control
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
See also
Using the built-in web interface
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
5. PBX Functionality
Introduction
Creating users
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Accessing voicemail
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
See also
The company directory
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Using phrase macros to build sound prompts
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Creating XML IVR menus
Getting ready
How to do it...
There's more...
See also
Music on hold
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Creating conferences
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Caller controls
Conference moderator and PIN
Sending faxes
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Diagnosing fax issues
Helpful software
See also
Receiving faxes
Getting rea...
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