said by Davesnothere:Direct Media - This came up also within the long CallCentric thread, did it not ?
It's possible, but I can't find it now.
said by Davesnothere:Does this mean that the actual audio data flows directly between the various parties of the call ?
Yes, the audio flows directly from the carrier to you and it will
not pass through a server at
CallWithUs.
said by Davesnothere:That would soitainly sound to me like less server load for the provider.
That is correct. A lot less server load as only the SIP data will pass through the provider server.
said by Davesnothere:Does CallCentric support Direct Media ?
No.
said by Davesnothere:If not, then that would explain a lot about the call quality being poor even after they first set up their alternate SIP registration servers during the attack - if their SIP servers ALSO had to carry the audio content.
Correct.
said by Davesnothere:Is Direct Media also supported by Anveo, VOIP.MS, and any other of our most discussed VoIPPs here ?
Anveo = No
Anveo Direct = Yes (inbound only)
VoIP.ms = No
Voxbeam = Yes
Other of our most discussed VoIPPs here = No, with a few exceptions.
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Please note that
Direct Media often doesn't work for SIP devices behind NAT.