Many Mobicents community users are already familiar with IPBX, which is complete (and open-source) Media PBX with rich Web User Interface, but it's been on the background for some time due to higher priority tasks. Now with the increased community feedback, we present the new version of IPBX 1.0 CR, which is stable and covers a number of real use-cases. I cannot not mention the guys from Manaty for their help testing the IPBX and finding/solving a number of problems. But I want to thank all users who gave feedback and reported their experiences.
For those who are new to IPBX - this is a converged application (meaning it serves several protocols HTTP, SIP, Media/RTP) and as such it provides integrated experience acrosss several technologies. Let's see this short video of what the application really does:
For those who are new to IPBX - this is a converged application (meaning it serves several protocols HTTP, SIP, Media/RTP) and as such it provides integrated experience acrosss several technologies. Let's see this short video of what the application really does:
What we see here is users authenticating against the application over HTTP and SIP protocols from Web browsers and SIP Phones respectively. They use the same credentials for both HTTP and SIP, the sessions are related to each other by the users and the state of the calls can be displayed in the Web browser of particular users. Moreover, when users call each-other they participate in the same calls, thus many users may want to see the state of the same call or conference bridge - the IPBX provides that as well.
Once you are in a call, you can invite more people in a conference, or you can remove participants. When you need to type something, use the conference chat. All participants in the conference will see the messages. The video also shows a function known as call parking, which allows you to transfer a call from one phone to another.
There are many things not shown in this video. When you are getting started you should take a look at the administrative panels (log in as admin/admin). Three important features there:
Once you are in a call, you can invite more people in a conference, or you can remove participants. When you need to type something, use the conference chat. All participants in the conference will see the messages. The video also shows a function known as call parking, which allows you to transfer a call from one phone to another.
There are many things not shown in this video. When you are getting started you should take a look at the administrative panels (log in as admin/admin). Three important features there:
- PSTN Accounts - allows you to call PSTN phones such as mobile and landline phones through a PSTN gateway service provider
- PBX Settings - allows you to configure the PBX behaviour, the system announcement files, calling prefix, etc
- User Administration - you can edit the user accounts from here
It is important to note that once configured, the PBX can operate without any Web User Interface. If you like you can register your phones blindly and start making calls by dialing peers or PSTN numbers (with the prefix). The SIP and Web parts of the application, although implemented by the same application logic can operate independently and still catch-up with each other if you want to log in from the Web UI.
On the technical side, this application was implemented on top of Mobicents Sip Servlets 1.0 for JBoss AS 4.2.3, Seam Telco Framework 2.2, JBoss Seam and Richfaces with JBoss Developer Studio and Mobicents Eclipse Plugins.
I really hope this project to gain more developer community interest to help us build the next features on the roadmap. Right now the following features are planned for the near future:
On the technical side, this application was implemented on top of Mobicents Sip Servlets 1.0 for JBoss AS 4.2.3, Seam Telco Framework 2.2, JBoss Seam and Richfaces with JBoss Developer Studio and Mobicents Eclipse Plugins.
I really hope this project to gain more developer community interest to help us build the next features on the roadmap. Right now the following features are planned for the near future:
- Recording calls
- Better UI
- Voicemail
- Multiline calls
There are certainly a lot of other features we'd like to add, and if you have other ideas they are more than welcome.
There are few other videos, but I will just add this one for the Linux users with another set of phones:
There are few other videos, but I will just add this one for the Linux users with another set of phones:
Finally, some links:
- Download - the war and the xml files must be deployed on Mobicents Sip Servlets 1.0 JBoss 4.2.3, which can be downloaded from here.
- Source Code
- IPBX Project Homepage
- Mobicents Homepage
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