The software has already been written.

How difficult would it be to update the code and reintroduce it as a module?

Is it at all possible?

I hope MT does not try to add any PBX related functions in their ROS. My opinion. If you want to do this run linux in a VM and do what you like.

Scott

The problem is that running a VM is slow, and impacts on the ease of mass-deployment.

The code already exists; I don't understand why it was pulled in the first place.

because it was buggy, partially working, big, and hard to maintain. there is no need for it now, that everyone uses asterix and other great alternatives. you can install it inside RouterOS metarouter to have it in the same machine.

Like I say though, Metarouter, whilst it is a good system it's slow (packet rates down by a good 50-60% with a Metarouter running on a 400-series device for example).

I guess the alternative would be to buy in a second, cheaper box (RB750?) and install OpenWRT/Asterisk directly onto it.

The stupid thing is, all we need is a gatekeeper -- and ironically that's one package that isn't available on OpenWRT so I'd have to get it cross-compiled, which hasn't so far been particularly easy.