Implementing OpenSIPS realtime Controls via Control Panel 9.3.5

When managing a live production platform, real-time tuning of specific settings is often essential, allowing adjustments without the need to restart services. OpenSIPS offers a comprehensive array of primitives for reloading provisioning data and fine-tuning runtime configurations through its Management Interface (MI) commands. OpenSIPS Script Controls One of the common needs is to be able … Continue reading Implementing OpenSIPS realtime Controls via Control Panel 9.3.5

Amazon’s SQS Events in OpenSIPS 3.6

Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) is a fully managed message queuing for microservices, distributed systems, and serverless applications. SQS allows you to send, store, and receive messages, making it easier to build reliable and decoupled systems. It supports both standard and FIFO queues. SQS is offered "as a Service" (aaS) by the AWS cloud. Having … Continue reading Amazon’s SQS Events in OpenSIPS 3.6

Amazon’s DynamoDB integration in OpenSIPS 3.6

Amazon DynamoDB is a NoSQL database, designed to handle the scaling and operational challenges of relational databases. DynamoDB aims to offer high availability and resilience for worldwide applications. With automatic scaling and no maintenance requirements, DynamoDB ensures consistent performance for applications of any size. Adding DynamoDB support to OpenSIPS makes it even smoother to integrate … Continue reading Amazon’s DynamoDB integration in OpenSIPS 3.6

HTTP/2 Server Support for Next-Generation Services in OpenSIPS 3.5

5G technology offers speeds up to 1000 times faster than 4G, as well as significantly lower latency and the ability to support large numbers of devices connecting to the network at the same time. With 5G deployments by telecom operators in both USA/Europe debuting as early as 2019[1] and continuing throughout the following years, it … Continue reading HTTP/2 Server Support for Next-Generation Services in OpenSIPS 3.5

Build an IMS using OpenSIPS 3.5 – S-CSCF (Part 1)

The main focus of the OpenSIPS 3.5 development plan is to facilitate and provide the tools required to build robust, production-ready, industry-grade IMS solutions. To this goal we have been working on new features and functionalities in OpenSIPS 3.5 that aim to simplify the IMS development process while still provide the required specifications. This post … Continue reading Build an IMS using OpenSIPS 3.5 – S-CSCF (Part 1)

Diameter Server Support for IMS Flows in OpenSIPS 3.5

IMS Network Architecture, source: researchgate.net Intro The OpenSIPS 3.5 release introduces support for OpenSIPS acting as a Diameter server, with the possibility of scripting generic Diameter Server interactions. This means that you will be able to add, tweak or remove the support for various Diameter requests by only re-deploying your opensips.cfg set of scripts (yes, … Continue reading Diameter Server Support for IMS Flows in OpenSIPS 3.5

OpenSIPS Summit 2024, Call for Location

The crown OpenSIPS event, the OpenSIPS Summit, started as being located in Amsterdam, until the pandemic moved us online. But once we were back with to the in-person events, we experimented a different approach, by picking different locations each year - like Athens 2022 and Houston 2023. This approach was a successful one, as both … Continue reading OpenSIPS Summit 2024, Call for Location

Thoughts after Our Participation in OpenSIPIt’03

September 2023 marked the 3rd edition of OpenSIPIt -- the online interoperability testing event for VoIP, SIP and related open-source technologies. This edition, the event featured a hackathon as well, where developers could either try to win some rewards (sponsored by Sippy Software) by completing a specific C/Python coding task or just spend the time … Continue reading Thoughts after Our Participation in OpenSIPIt’03

Stress-Testing OpenSIPS 3.4 LTS

Quite a few years have passed since the last set of stress tests were performed on OpenSIPS, with the performance numbers achieved at that time becoming less and less relevant with each new major release. As the number of features has grown, so has the complexity of the codebase -- making the alpha version of … Continue reading Stress-Testing OpenSIPS 3.4 LTS