At its core, RCS (Rich Communication Services) is a suite of specifications from OMA[1] and GSMA[2] aimed at replacing SMS messages with a richer messaging system equipped with added services such as group chat, message read receipts, file and file thumbnail transfers, download pausing and resuming, geo-location push, to name a few. But what extensions … Continue reading Managing RCS Capabilities with OpenSIPS
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We already know how many things you can do with OpenSIPS and what is its true value in providing services. But the value of a software is not to be see from the perspective of how good it is in doing its job, but also from the perspective of how manageable it is under operational … Continue reading Status, readiness and reports framework in OpenSIPS 3.3
SIP is more than voice and video, it is also instant messaging and presence. Even if the traditional SIP services are more voice focused, the Instant Messaging (IM) gained a lot if importance and traction in the context of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and Unified Communications (UC). Messaging in IMS Thanks to the large adoption … Continue reading OpenSIPS 3.3 – Messaging in the IMS and UC ecosystems
Couple of months ago, after exchanging some ideas we Sandro Gauci from Enable Security, we saw as plausible the project of performing a professional Security Audit (PenTests) for OpenSIPS 3.2, with public results and benefits for the whole project and community. So, we embarked in the quest of making that possible, to put together the … Continue reading The OpenSIPS Security Audit is happening
This blog post will briefly talk about how RADIUS and Diameter work, how we managed to incorporate Diameter into OpenSIPS 3.2 and what we have built on top of it so far. Short Protocol Intro The RADIUS spec first appeared in 1997 and was revised in 2000. Its purpose is to offer Authentication (Are the … Continue reading Getting Started With Diameter In OpenSIPS 3.2
Using a media relay server (such as RTPProxy, RTPEngine or MediaProxy) in your VoIP system is a rather common requirement due to various reasons: NATted clients media handling, legal compliance (recording) requirements or for offering enhanced services, etc. Thus, in order to provide high availability for your services, you also need to consider it for … Continue reading Media high availability/re-anchoring using OpenSIPS 3.2
OpenSIPS has had a troubled history using the openSSL library for it's SSL/TLS support. While most of the issues have been solved, it has become more and more difficult to maintain the existing TLS implementation using openSSL. As such, starting with OpenSIPS 3.2, a new TLS implementation, based on the wolfSSL library is now available. … Continue reading OpenSIPS 3.2 and the supported SSL/TLS libraries
Yes, this is the news - the OpenSIPS major version 3.2, beta release, is out. We build a plan for it, an ambitions plan, trying to cover a lot of items, maybe too many for a single year of work. Still, the community feedback is an essential way to keep us on tracks, when comes … Continue reading OpenSIPS 3.2, here it is!
The ability to implement highly-available, scalable distributed SIP services has long been an important objective for OpenSIPS. A big leap in this direction was made in version 2.4 with a major rework of the clusterer module and the introduction of many enhancements and new clustering features. Since then, each new major release has continued to … Continue reading Clustering Engine Improvements in OpenSIPS 3.2
Cooling off at the end of a brilliant OpenSIPIt'01! Last week, I had the honor to represent the OpenSIPS project in a multi-day, cross-project SIP testing event that took place online, called OpenSIPIt! With a pilot edition of the event dubbed "OpenSIPIt#00" having already taken place last year, right after the OpenSIPS Summit, everyone had … Continue reading OpenSIPIt ’01 – Testing the Trending SIP Security Enhancements
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