pkgsrc/net/kiax/DESCR
reinoud d8755fe3a9 Initial import of kiax 0.8.4
In the process of the development of Asterisk a new protocol has gathered
the attention among the VoIP users - the Inter-Asterisk eXchange, or IAX
(TM), Protocol, used as a the native communication protocol between
Asterisk PBX Servers. What is particularly good in it is that it requires
only one UDP port per endpoint to create a successful communication channel
for VoIP calls. This makes it much friendlier for users behind NAT, which
is not the case with SIP and H.323 - they required specific router
configurations for their channel establishment, thus hindering faster
spread of VoIP on the home and corporate desktop.
2006-01-25 00:00:03 +00:00

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In the process of the development of Asterisk a new protocol has gathered the
attention among the VoIP users - the Inter-Asterisk eXchange, or IAX (TM),
Protocol, used as a the native communication protocol between Asterisk PBX
Servers. What is particularly good in it is that it requires only one UDP port
per endpoint to create a successful communication channel for VoIP calls. This
makes it much friendlier for users behind NAT, which is not the case with SIP
and H.323 - they required specific router configurations for their channel
establishment, thus hindering faster spread of VoIP on the home and corporate
desktop.