sip-to-webrtc
Learning and science
example code for sip and webrtc
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154points
56comments
#547of 3,515 in 2024
Top 16%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
3 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Idea: 0 for, 2 against
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What people liked
Useful example of SIP and WebRTC interop
From 2 comments
This is using sipgo as a back-to-back user agent (B2BUA). There are really two sessions going on: one between the SIP caller and sipgo, and a second between sipgo and the…
wakamoleguy on HNHi Sean! I'm guessing this is derives as part of the recent collaboration with LiveKit to add SIP support, right? I had been looking at https://github.com/livekit/sip the other…
j1elo on HN
Objections
Bridging SIP and WebRTC is well-trodden with Kamailio and FreeSWITCH
From 2 comments
As others have pointed out, this has been a very mainstream, and largely turn-key use of Kamailio, FreeSWITCH, etc. for over a decade. I am closely involved with Kamailio, and I…
abalashov on HNThis is using sipgo as a back-to-back user agent (B2BUA). There are really two sessions going on: one between the SIP caller and sipgo, and a second between sipgo and the…
wakamoleguy on HN
Calling it WebRTC to SIP is imprecise
From 2 comments
As others have pointed out, this has been a very mainstream, and largely turn-key use of Kamailio, FreeSWITCH, etc. for over a decade. I am closely involved with Kamailio, and I…
abalashov on HN> What did you hope to accomplish with saying "others having been doing this for a decade" The charitable interpretation is that the point is to let people know that there are…
kelnos on HN
Requests
Ways to dial into WebRTC meetings from Asterisk
From 1 comment
Does anyone have any ideas on doing the opposite, using something like Asterisk to dial into WebRTC meetings or interact with WebRTC speech recognition services?
aftbit on HN
Questions
Can SIP numbers pass SMS verification
From 2 comments
For a moment I was thinking that perhaps this could be the foundation for something to replace Google Voice for some people. Unfortunately I am not sure that most SIP telephone…
codetrotter on HNWhy not? If I get a number via Twillio/$X is the receiver of the call able to tell? I haven't spent a lot of time with SIP and POTS stuff. All my time has been WebRTC and got…
Sean-Der on HN
Alternatives named
Kamailio
From 1 comment
As others have pointed out, this has been a very mainstream, and largely turn-key use of Kamailio, FreeSWITCH, etc. for over a decade. I am closely involved with Kamailio, and I…
abalashov on HN
FreeSWITCH
From 1 comment
I know FreeSWITCH and Kamailio both have WebRTC connections available, so if you use a SIP client in the browser over WebRTC to the server, you can plug into telephony networks…
mc_ on HN
Twilio
From 1 comment
In 2015 I wrote a whole Contact Management app for a business that let their entire sales team of like 50 reps pick up phone calls from the browser or from their desk phone using…
tracerbulletx on HN