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-[ under construction :) ]

-

-Sources:

-

- - set your tab stop to 4 (in vi: set ts=4).

-

-

-Compile & Install:

-

-- read INSTALL

-- compile & sip_router -h

-

-

-Configuration files:

-

-	Example configuration files in ./tests/*.cfg

-

-	Global parameters:

-		- debug

-		- listen

-		- alias

-		- port

-		- fork

-		- children_no

-		- log_stderror

-		- fifo

-		- loadmodule "path/modulename"

-		...

-

-	Logical expressions [missing]

-		Operators:

-			==

-			=~

-			and/&

-			or/|

-			not/!

-		Lvalues:

-			- uri

-			- method

-			- src_ip

-			- dst_ip

-			- myself

-		Rvalues:

-			- string

-			- integer

-			- ipv4 or ipv6 address

-			- netv4 or netv6 address

-			- myself (matches any uri or ip address the server listens on or 

-			 registered as an alias for the server)

-			

-	Commands:

-		- forward

-		- send

-		- error [not implemented yet ]

-		- log

-		- exec

-		- route/goto

-		- drop/break

-		- if {} else{}

-	Modules:

-		- loadmodule "..."

-		- commands registered by modules

+             iptel.org SIP Express Router (ser)

+                http://www.iptel.org/ser/

+               

+

+I.	About SIP Express Router (ser)

+II.	Feature List

+III.	About iptel.org

+IV.	Contact 

+V.	More Information

+

+

+ SIP Express Router (SER) is an industrial-strength, free VoIP 

+server based on the session initiation protocol (SIP RFC2543-bis). 

+It is engineered to power IP telephony infrastructures up to large 

+scale. The server keeps track of users, sets up VoIP sessions, 

+relays instant messages and creates space for new plug-in applications. 

+Its proven interoperability guarantees seamless integration with 

+components from other vendors, eliminating the risk of a single-vendor 

+trap. It has successfully participated in various interoperability 

+tests in which it worked with the products of other leading SIP vendors.

+

+The SIP Express Router enables a flexible plug-in model for new 

+applications: Third parties can easily link their plug-ins with 

+the server code and provide thereby advanced and customized services. 

+In this way, plug-ins such as SNMP support, RADIUS accounting,

+or SMS gateway have already been developed and are provided as 

+advanced features. Other modules are underway: Presence server,

+firewall control, and more.

+

+Its performance and robustness allows it to serve millions of users and 

+accommodate needs of very large operators. With a $3000 dual-CPU, the 

+SIP Express Router is able to power IP telephony services in an area 

+as large as the Bay Area during peak hours. Even on an IPAQ PDA, the server 

+withstands 150 calls per second (CPS)! The server has been powering our 

+iptel.org free SIP site withstanding heavy daily load that is further 

+increasing with the popularity of Microsoft's Messenger.  

+

+The SIP Express Router is extremely configurable to allow the creation of 

+various routing and admission policies as well as setting up new and 

+customized services. Its configurability allows it to serve many roles: 

+network security barrier, application server, or PSTN gateway guard for 

+example.

+

+

+II. Feature List

+

+Based on the latest standards, the SIP Express Router (SER) includes 

+support for registrar, proxy and redirect mode. Further it acts as 

+an application server with support for CPL, instant messaging and 

+presence (IM&P) including a 2G/SMS gateway, a call control policy 

+language, call number translation, private dial plans and accounting, 

+authorization and authentication (AAA) services. SER runs on Sun/Solaris, 

+PC/Linux, IPAQ/Linux platforms and supports  both IPv4 and IPv6.

+

+

+III. About iptel.org

+

+iptel.org is a know-how company spun off from Germany's national 

+research company FhG Fokus. One of the first SIP implementations ever, 

+low-QoS enhancements, interoperability tests and VoIP-capable firewall 

+control concepts are examples of well-known FhG's work.

+

+iptel.org continues to keep this know-how leadership in SIP. 

+The access rate of the company's site, a well-known source of 

+technological information, is a best proof of interest. Thousands 

+of hits come every day from the whole Internet.

+

+

+IV. Contact & Licensing

+

+For any additional information, send an inquiry to info@iptel.org. 

+Licensing conditions other than GPL are available on request. If

+you need a help with ser, send an email to serhelp@iptel.org.

+Report bugs at 

+https://developer.berlios.de/bugs/?func=addbug&group_id=480

+

+V. More Infromation

+

+Most up-to-date information is always available at our website,

+                 http://www.iptel.org/ser/

+For information on how to install ser, read INSTALL.

+SGML documentation is available in the 'doc' directory.