Creating and Modifying Voice Codec Profiles

Specifies the voice codec and encoding scheme used towards the IP side of a VoIP call.

The selected codec affects the audio quality and bandwidth consumption of VoIP calls to which you apply the Voice Codec Profile (in the Media Profiles List). The codec choice depends on the interoperability requirements for connecting to other voice peers and bandwidth requirements. Most codecs use data compression algorithms, which saves bandwidth but slightly reduces the voice quality. G.711 does not use compression and requires more bandwidth.

The following codecs are supported on SBC Edge platform:

• G.711 A-Law
• G.711 u-Law
• G.722
• G.722.2
• G.723.1
• G.726
• G.729
• Opus

Codec - Additional Specifications

• G.722 Wideband Codec: Supports 20ms packet sized and a bit-rate of 64Kbps only.
• G.722 or AMR-WB channels: Does not support fax data detection support.
• G.722.2: Appears only if the AMR License is installed.
• G.726: Supports 32 Kbps bit rate only.
• G.729: Supports G.729A and G.729AB. The variant used when selecting G.729 depends upon the setting of Media List flag Silence Suppression. If Silence Suppression is enabled, G.729AB is used.
• Opus: Supported in SBC SWe Lite only.

NOTE: Applicable to SWe Lite initiating FAX setup. A G.711 codec must be used for fax detection; tones are detected on the G711 egress (answering CED tone) leg. Otherwise the peer has to initiate fax path.

Specifies the voice sampling rate in bits/sec used by the codec.

This parameter applies to G.722.1, G.723.1, G.726, and Opus codecs only. For all other codecs, the voice sampling rate is fixed and defined in the appropriate specification for that codec.

The recommended length of time in milliseconds rounded up to the next full integer value represented by the media in a packet. Valid entry: 10, 20, 30, 40, 60, 80, 90 (specific codec determines values available).

• Smaller payload sizes decrease audio transport latency at the expense of higher bandwidth consumption.
• Larger packet sizes reduce the bandwidth. The larger the payload size, the fewer and larger the packets. With larger payload sizes, fewer L2/Ethernet and IP/UDP/RTP headers are used; a disadvantage is that if UDP packets get lost, the impact on the voice quality is higher because a single packet contains more raw voice data.

For Re-Invite Only:

If the SBC receives a larger than configured payload size from the peer offer in the re-invite, the SBC rejects with a 488 'Not Acceptable Here' response. The call rolls back to the previous negotiated offer answer.

Specifies the payload type for this profile. Applies to G722.2, G.726, and Opus codecs only.

Specifies the mode for the payload: Bandwidth Efficient Mode or Octet Aligned Mode. Default entry: Bandwidth Efficient Mode. This setting applies to G.722.2 only.

The maximum Opus bit rate (in bits/second) used for the current session. Valid entry: 0 (use variable bit rate) or 1 (use constant bit rate). Default entry: CBR.

Parameter applies to Opus only.

Specifies whether to use Forward Error Correction (FEC). Valid entry: 0 (do not use FEC) or 1 (use FEC). Default entry: 0.

Parameter applies to Opus only.

Specifies whether to use Discontinuous Transmission (DTX). Valid entry: 0 (do not use DTX) or 1 (use DTX). Default entry: 0.

Parameter applies to Opus only.