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Problem With ConfBridge - General Help - FreePBX Community Forums

The document discusses issues with using ConfBridge for conference calls in Asterisk 14. Several users reported that while MeetMe works flawlessly, ConfBridge drops calls immediately after joining when using ChannelRedirect or transferring calls to a conference. No solutions were found to get ConfBridge working reliably in this scenario in Asterisk 13 or 14. One user abandoned ConfBridge and went back to using MeetMe instead.

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Problem With ConfBridge - General Help - FreePBX Community Forums

The document discusses issues with using ConfBridge for conference calls in Asterisk 14. Several users reported that while MeetMe works flawlessly, ConfBridge drops calls immediately after joining when using ChannelRedirect or transferring calls to a conference. No solutions were found to get ConfBridge working reliably in this scenario in Asterisk 13 or 14. One user abandoned ConfBridge and went back to using MeetMe instead.

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18/07/2022, 21:15 Problem with ConfBridge - General Help - FreePBX Community Forums

Problem with ConfBridge

Basildane
#1 27 August 2017 19:14

I’ve been on Asterisk 1.8 for many years and I’m now forcing myself to move all my stuff to 14 Distro. I have
90% of my stuff working in the new system, but there is one thing that has me completely stumped. I want to
move my MeetMe stuff to ConfBridge, because this mission is to get up to the latest technology after 11 years
or so on a customized Trixbox build.

So, I have a simple Application Feature *5 Quick Conference. It takes both ends of a call and transfers them
into meeting 1000. We use it all the time at home to quickly share a call with family members. It works
perfectly with MeetMe, but it just hangs-up when I try to use ConfBridge. (Yes, I changed the default
conference tech in advanced settings).

When I use ConfBridge, the log shows “joined” and then “left” the conference, immediately, and the call
terminates. Any thoughts?

I’ve tried many variations of ConfBridge, including moving the call out to AGI, but the results are exactly the
same each time. I can direct-dial conference 1000 and it works. I just cannot transfer endpoints to it from my
dialplan.

I have simplified the code down to the bare minimum to demonstrate my problem.

This is the config:

globals_custom.conf

DYNAMIC_FEATURES = qconf

features_applicationmap_custom.conf

qconf => *5,self,Macro,qconf

extensions_custom.conf

[macro-qconf]

exten => s,1,Noop(Quick Conference)

same => n,ChannelRedirect(${BRIDGEPEER},qconf-user,s,1)

;;;same => n,ConfBridge(1000) ; THIS FAILS

same => n,MeetMe(1000,A1M) ; THIS WORKS

same => n,MacroExit()

[qconf-user]

exten => s,1,Macro(user-callerid)

;;;same => n,ConfBridge(1000) ; THIS FAILS

same => n,MeetMe(1000,xw1M) ; THIS WORKS

same => n,MacroExit()

lgaetz
(Lorne Gaetz)
#2 31 August 2017 13:01

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A very elegant block of dialplan, if only it worked. I not had much luck in doing the above since before
Asterisk 11. It seems that the first ChannelRedirect away from the existing bridge, causes the second channel to
drop. I have a need for this to work, so my plan in the next little while is to create an AGI file that uses the
AMI ChannelRedirect instead of the dialplan application. The AMi version is capable of directing two
channels at once.

I will update if I have any success.

Basildane
#3 31 August 2017 13:25

Actually, the ChannelRedirect does work (I am on Asterisk 14). It works flawlessly with MeetMe. It is the
ConfBridge that fails.

Basildane
#4 1 September 2017 13:09

I have been trying to use BlindTransfer from AGI, but no success. I have not found a single example online.

How does one call an AMI function from AGI? Exec?

Devox
(Anna)
#5 13 September 2017 05:56

I have the same problem using confbridge with channel redirects, even more without redirect with just sending
channel to confbridge application. My dial plan allows user to enter feature code during existing call to send
both channels to confbridge and create conference from this call. This perfectly works on Asterisk 11, however
on 13 and 14 it doesn’t work and main channel (caller) leaves conference right after joining it. I tested it with
AGI script, Sysytem and dialplan sequence but result is the same.

Interesting thing is that if i launch my AGI script (this is python script connecting to AMI and making dual
channel redirect) from linux console setting up correct channels - it works, but as soon as it is launched from
dialplan, e.g. bound to a specific channel, it drops it.

Have you found a solution to this problem?

lgaetz
(Lorne Gaetz)
#6 13 September 2017 12:22

Devox:

Have you found a solution to this problem?

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I have had no success with this in Asterisk 13+ with either dialplan, AGI or AMi.

Basildane
#7 13 September 2017 12:34

I abandoned confbridge and went back to using MeetMe. MeetMe works flawlessly.

jhayhoe
(Joseph Hayhoe)
#8 12 November 2018 22:22

I was able to setup basic 3-way calling using in-built features designed for asterisk 12+. I did this simply by
adding the following to /etc/asterisk/features_featuremap_custom.conf:

[general]

atxferthreeway = *42

atxferabort = #42

You initiate by starting a transfer via *2. The callee is placed on hold and you are presented with a dial tone.
Dial the new number to bring into the 3-way call. Then once you are ready to bridge dial *42 (or whatever you
defined above for atxferthreeway). To cancel the 3-way call and go back to the original call dial #42 (or
whatever you defined above for atxferabort).

This uses features already defined as part of atxfer via asterisk. You can see other features defined by checking
the features.conf.sample via
https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/blob/master/configs/samples/features.conf.sample

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