Gateway Mode
Gateway Mode connects Asterisk directly to low-latency LLM providers like OpenAI Realtime API, bypassing the internal STT/TTS pipeline for sub-second responses.
Configuration
GATEWAY_MODE=true
LLM_WEBSOCKET_URL=wss://api.openai.com/v1/realtime?model=gpt-4o-realtime-preview-2024-10-01
LLM_API_KEY=sk-proj-...
Supported Providers
- OpenAI Realtime API: Native 24kHz audio streaming.
- ElevenLabs Conversational AI: End-to-end voice agents.
Limitations
- Audio quality limited to 8kHz (telephony standard).
- No custom STT/TTS provider selection (handled by the endpoint).
- Higher cost per minute compared to standard mode.