Simply some voip boxes don't give the opportunity to do http instead of tftp, from what I remember from previous experiences with a cisco phone.
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Le 1 avr. 2011 07:37, "Ivelin Ivanov" <ivelin.atanasoff.ivanov@gmail.com> a écrit :
> The new versions of http also support progressive download and resume.
> Isn't that sufficient in practice?
>
> Ivelin
>
> On Mar 31, 2011, at 18:10, Ibrahima Gaye <ibrahima.gaye@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> One advantage i can tell is: tftp send file per chunk (512k i think)
>> then wait for a ack before sending again (so there is a real dialog
>> at 'application level')
>> - plus most of the advantages of ftp over http
>> regards,
>> ibrahim
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 10:20 PM, Ivelin Ivanov <ivelin.atanasoff.ivanov@gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>> Makes a lot of sense. The tftp RA will allow the JSLEE application to
>> act as a dynamic tftp server.
>>
>> I wonder if it is more common scenario for the voip user boxes to
>> download firmware from an http server or an tftp server?
>> What are the advantages of tftp over http?
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 5:13 PM, Ibrahima Gaye <ibrahima.gaye@gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> > A user case:
>> > lets assume company A is a VoIP minutes resellers and has N
>> clients.
>> > 'A' will have to install/configure a voip box in the clients'
>> premices and
>> > sometimes 'A' will need to update/upgrade(firmware) the voip boxes;
>> > the real case we had here is the number of clients was growing
>> very fast so:
>> > - either configure the boxes then send it to the clients (in this
>> case the
>> > client will not have the choice of buying voip boxes from other
>> hardware
>> > suppliers) or
>> > - go visit each client and do the setup there (this solution will
>> kill the
>> > business)
>> > Knowing that almost all voip boxes can load firmware or config
>> files from a
>> > given tftp server, the best solution (for some voip providers) is
>> to send
>> > the voip boxes to the clients and let the boxes upload the configs
>> or
>> > firmware remotely (from an tftp server) once they have internet
>> > connectivity.
>> > That tftp server could be an an 'AS' for for mobicents.
>> > hoping to be correct,
>> > Regards,
>> > On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 9:22 PM, Ivelin Ivanov
>> > <ivelin.atanasoff.ivanov@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Tom, thank you for the contribution.
>> >> Ibrahim, can you please describe the use cases that you have in
>> mind. A
>> >> blog post related to this contribution with reference to a
>> practical example
>> >> would be nice.
>> >>
>> >> Ivelin
>> >> On Mar 31, 2011, at 4:22, Ibrahima Gaye <ibrahima.gaye@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Tom,
>> >> it will be very helpful for those working on VoIP termination;
>> >> regards,
>> >> Ibrahim
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Tom Uijldert <tom.uijldert@gmail.com
>> >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi,
>> >>>
>> >>> We currently deploy a TFTP server resource adaptor to intercept
>> and
>> >>> handle
>> >>> TFTP requests within the SLEE.
>> >>> It is based on the Apache Commons Net code.
>> >>>
>> >>> It is used to provision several kinds of SIP-phones using either
>> http or
>> >>> tftp.
>> >>>
>> >>> If there is any community interest, I'd be happy to contribute
>> this
>> >>> resource
>> >>> adaptor to the Mobicents code base.
>> >>>
>> >>> So please let me know.
>> >>>
>> >>> Hope this helps,
>> >>> Tom Uijldert.
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
> The new versions of http also support progressive download and resume.
> Isn't that sufficient in practice?
>
> Ivelin
>
> On Mar 31, 2011, at 18:10, Ibrahima Gaye <ibrahima.gaye@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> One advantage i can tell is: tftp send file per chunk (512k i think)
>> then wait for a ack before sending again (so there is a real dialog
>> at 'application level')
>> - plus most of the advantages of ftp over http
>> regards,
>> ibrahim
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 10:20 PM, Ivelin Ivanov <ivelin.atanasoff.ivanov@gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>> Makes a lot of sense. The tftp RA will allow the JSLEE application to
>> act as a dynamic tftp server.
>>
>> I wonder if it is more common scenario for the voip user boxes to
>> download firmware from an http server or an tftp server?
>> What are the advantages of tftp over http?
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 5:13 PM, Ibrahima Gaye <ibrahima.gaye@gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> > A user case:
>> > lets assume company A is a VoIP minutes resellers and has N
>> clients.
>> > 'A' will have to install/configure a voip box in the clients'
>> premices and
>> > sometimes 'A' will need to update/upgrade(firmware) the voip boxes;
>> > the real case we had here is the number of clients was growing
>> very fast so:
>> > - either configure the boxes then send it to the clients (in this
>> case the
>> > client will not have the choice of buying voip boxes from other
>> hardware
>> > suppliers) or
>> > - go visit each client and do the setup there (this solution will
>> kill the
>> > business)
>> > Knowing that almost all voip boxes can load firmware or config
>> files from a
>> > given tftp server, the best solution (for some voip providers) is
>> to send
>> > the voip boxes to the clients and let the boxes upload the configs
>> or
>> > firmware remotely (from an tftp server) once they have internet
>> > connectivity.
>> > That tftp server could be an an 'AS' for for mobicents.
>> > hoping to be correct,
>> > Regards,
>> > On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 9:22 PM, Ivelin Ivanov
>> > <ivelin.atanasoff.ivanov@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Tom, thank you for the contribution.
>> >> Ibrahim, can you please describe the use cases that you have in
>> mind. A
>> >> blog post related to this contribution with reference to a
>> practical example
>> >> would be nice.
>> >>
>> >> Ivelin
>> >> On Mar 31, 2011, at 4:22, Ibrahima Gaye <ibrahima.gaye@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Tom,
>> >> it will be very helpful for those working on VoIP termination;
>> >> regards,
>> >> Ibrahim
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Tom Uijldert <tom.uijldert@gmail.com
>> >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi,
>> >>>
>> >>> We currently deploy a TFTP server resource adaptor to intercept
>> and
>> >>> handle
>> >>> TFTP requests within the SLEE.
>> >>> It is based on the Apache Commons Net code.
>> >>>
>> >>> It is used to provision several kinds of SIP-phones using either
>> http or
>> >>> tftp.
>> >>>
>> >>> If there is any community interest, I'd be happy to contribute
>> this
>> >>> resource
>> >>> adaptor to the Mobicents code base.
>> >>>
>> >>> So please let me know.
>> >>>
>> >>> Hope this helps,
>> >>> Tom Uijldert.
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>