My perception is that SER is something like a kernel, but Kamailio a user-oriented distribution and ecosystem wrapper around it that serves to "practicalise" it in an applied way.
-- Alex Balashov - Principal Evariste Systems LLC 235 E Ponce de Leon Ave Suite 106 Decatur, GA 30030 Tel: +1-678-954-0670 Fax: +1-404-961-1892 Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.alexbalashov.com Daniel-Constantin Mierla <mico...@gmail.com> wrote: >Hello, > >if you install from sources, there is practically everything: ser + >kamailio together, it is up to you what modules you want to use. > >If you install from kamailio packages (debian, centos), you get only >kamailio specific modules (what is located in modules/ and modules_k/). > >Maturity of the code is the same, I am more into kamailio specific >modules, though, since I use them. Kamailio is traditionally more >interactive in terms of public relations, having a clear release policy, >with packages built every time. > >Also, kamailio specific modules have more into SIMPLE extensions (I mean >here presence, xcap, ...), but this is not a problem since you can use >the modules with the ones developed in the past by SER. So there is >nothing different between Kamailio and SER if you install from sources. >As mentioned in the link, there are just some inter-module dependencies, >so when using a module, you have have to use another specific one. This >is actually valid in the same group of modules (like in modules_k), one >module requires another one. > >What really make the difference in a deployment is the database >structure used behind. If you start from scratch, it does not matter >probably, but people upgrading from older versions, tend to stick to >what they have, so they continue using one or the other. > > From my observations on this mailing list, it is more likely you get >people answering more often for kamailio than ser. Also, there are more >tutorials showing how to use kamailio, including integration with >asterisk, if that is main concern, for example: > > * http://kb.asipto.com/asterisk:index > >Cheers, >Daniel > > > >On 4/9/12 9:43 PM, Daniel Gonzalez wrote: >> Thanks for the link. >> >> If I understand correctly, both projects share the same source code, >> and implement more or less the same functionality. >> Is there a list of specific features which are only available in SER >> or in Kamailio? >> >> Which is the most widely deployed / documented option? Which is more >> mature / stable? Which is the option which interoperates easier with >> Asterisk? >> >> Sorry for the beginner questions, but I have found no place where this >> questions are adressed. >> >> On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 9:17 PM, SamyGo <govoi...@gmail.com >> <mailto:govoi...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> :-| >> >> http://www.kamailio.org/w/sip-router-releases/ >> >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 11:06 PM, Daniel Gonzalez >> <gonva...@gonvaled.com <mailto:gonva...@gonvaled.com>> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I am starting to deploy a SIP router, and after reading the >> documentation in http://sip-router.org I am a bit confused. I am >> planning to integrate the SIP router with an asterisk PBX. >> Which of >> the available projects is recommended to get in touch with the >> technology, SER or Kamailio? Which are most of you in the list >> using? >> Is there a particular use case where one or the other is more >> appropriate? >> >> Thanks, >> Daniel Gonzalez >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SIP Express Router (SER) and Kamailio (OpenSER) - sr-users >> mailing list >> sr-users@lists.sip-router.org >> <mailto:sr-users@lists.sip-router.org> >> http://lists.sip-router.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sr-users >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SIP Express Router (SER) and Kamailio (OpenSER) - sr-users mailing >> list >> sr-users@lists.sip-router.org <mailto:sr-users@lists.sip-router.org> >> http://lists.sip-router.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sr-users >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SIP Express Router (SER) and Kamailio (OpenSER) - sr-users mailing list >> sr-users@lists.sip-router.org >> http://lists.sip-router.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sr-users > >-- >Daniel-Constantin Mierla >Kamailio Advanced Training, April 23-26, 2012, Berlin, Germany >http://www.asipto.com/index.php/kamailio-advanced-training/ > > >_______________________________________________ >SIP Express Router (SER) and Kamailio (OpenSER) - sr-users mailing list >sr-users@lists.sip-router.org >http://lists.sip-router.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sr-users
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