Preface

Real Time Communication (RTC) is a huge sector, in perennial growth. It spans from VoIP to FAXes, from VideoConferencing to CallCenters, from PBXes to WebRTC, using many interworking technologies to connect the past with the future, legacy applications to new users and markets, creating and developing new ways for saving time and money, fostering collaboration, and enjoying leisure.

FreeSWITCH covers it all; it is the most reliable, scalable, and flexible open source foundation, and is used to build services and products worldwide.

This book adopts a professional approach and attitude, making available a wealth of cumulated actual industry experience in each aspect of FreeSWITCH implementation.

Written for professionals, each chapter contains the knowledge needed to frame and understand its domain, and a thorough explanation of FreeSWITCH wheels and knobs, best practices, and real-world solutions.