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Audio Codec Support

This section summarize audio codec support with and without (pass-through) transcoding selectable on the

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Audio codec relay is supported in SIP-SIP, SIP-H.323 and H.323-H.323 interworking calls.

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The  Spacevars 0 product2 does not support transcoding the following codecs: EFR G.722.1 T.38 EFR.

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On 5400/7000 HW platform SILK transcoding is added as part of 7.2 release.

Audio Codecs Supported (Transcoding and Pass-Through)

The 

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 supports the following narrowband (NB) and wideband (WB) audio codecs for transcoding and pass-through: 

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(PSX) Codec Selections NB / WB Coding Rates (Kbps) Packetization Periods (ms) AMR-Bandwidth Efficient NB Variable - mix of 4.75, 5.15, 5.90, 6.70, 7.40, 7.95, 10.20, 12.20 20, 40, 60, 80 AMR-Octet Aligned NB Same for all AMR 20, 40, 60, 80 AMR /  AMR-WB with T.140 Note: Considered a separate codec when collecting statistics. NB / WB Same for all AMR / AMR-WB NB: 20, 40, 60, 80 WB: 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 EFR NB 12.2 20, 40, 60 EVRC NB Variable ( 171, 80, or 16 bit samples per 20 ms 8.55, 4.0, 0.8) 20, 40, 60 EVRC0 NB Variable (171, 80, or 16 bit samples per 20 ms) 20 EVRCB0 NB 4.8, 5.8, 6.2, 6.6, 7.0, 7.5, 8.5, 9.3 20 EVRCB NB 4.8, 5.8, 6.2, 6.6, 7.0, 7.5, 8.5, 9.3 20, 40, 60 EVS (only for NB and WB) NB (5.9 - 24.4 Kbps) WB (5.9 - 24.4 Kbps) Note: higher rates are supported  only for pass-through calls. Note: EVS is supported on hardware platforms 5110, 5210, 5400 and 7000. It is not supported on hardware platforms 5100 and 5200 Transcoded NB : 5.9, 7.2, 8, 9.6, 13.2, 16.4, 24.4 kbps WB : 5.9, 7.2, 8, 9.6, 13.2, 13.2 channel-aware 16.4, 24.4 kbps and  6.6 to 23.85 kbps (AMRWB-IO) Pass-thru NB - 5.9, 7.2, 8, 9.6, 13.2, 16.4, 24.4 kbps WB - 5.9, 7.2, 8, 9.6, 13.2, 13.2 channel-aware, 16.4, 24.4, 32, 48, 64, 96, 128 kbps and 6.6 to 23.85 kbps (AMRWB-IO Variable (171, 80, 40, or 16 bit samples per 20 ms ) 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 G.711 NB 64 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 , 35 , 40 , 45 , 50, 55, 60 G.711 with Silence Suppression NB 64 10 , 15 , 20 , 25 , 30 , 35 , 40 , 45 , 50, 55, 60 G.722 WB 48, 56, 64 10, 20, 30, 40 G.722.1 WB 16, 24, 32 20, 40, 60, 80 G.722.2 (AMRWB-Bandwidth Efficient) WB 6.6, 8.85, 12.65, 14.25, 15.85, 18.25, 19.85, 23.05, or 23.85 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 G.722.2 (AMRWB-Octet Aligned) WB Same for all AMR-WB 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 G.723.1 NB 5.3, 6.3 30, 60, 90, 120, 150 G.723.1A NB 5.3, 6.3 30, 60, 90, 120, 150 G.726 NB 32 10, 20, 30, 40 G.726 with Silence Suppression NB 32 10, 20, 30, 40 G.729A (compatible with G.729) NB 8 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 G.729A+B NB 8 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 iLBC, iLBC-SS NB 15.2 20, 40, 60 NB 13.3 30, 60 Opus NB and WB 6 to 20 (transcoded) 6 to 510 (pass-through) 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 T.38 (version 0) N/A up to 14.4   T.38 (version 3) N/A up to 33.6   SILK NB (8 Kbps) WB (16 Kbps) 8, 12, 16, 24 20, 40, 60, 80, 100

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Audio Codecs Supported (Pass-Through Only)

The 

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 supports the following narrowband (NB) and wideband (WB) audio codecs for pass-through:

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0 Table 1 Audio Codecs Supported (Pass-Through Only)
(PSX) Codec Selections NB / WB Coding Rates (Kbps) Packetization Periods (ms) AMR-CRC NB Same for all AMR 20, 40, 60 AMR-CRC Robust Sorting NB Same for all AMR 20, 40, 60 AMR-CRC-Interleaving-Robust Sorting NB Same for all AMR 20, 40, 60 AMR-Interleaving NB Same for all AMR 20, 40, 60 AMR-Interleaving-Robust Sorting NB Same for all AMR 20, 40, 60 AMR-Robust Sorting NB Same for all AMR 20, 40, 60 Broadvoice NB (16 Kbps) WB (32 Kbps) 16, 32 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 Broadvoice with FEC WB 32 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 Dolby DVC-2/8000 NB 82 20 EVRC1 NB Variable (171, 80, or 16 bit samples per 20 ms) 20, 40, 60 EVRC1 FR NB 8.55 20, 40, 60 EVRCB1 NB Variable (171, 80, 40, or 16 bit samples per 20 ms) 20, 40, 60 EVRCB1 FR NB 8.55 20, 40, 60 EVS SWB (9.6 - 128 Kbps) FB (16.4 - 128 Kbps) 5.9, 7.2, 8, 9.6, 13.2, 16.4, 24.4, 32, 48, 64, 96, 128 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 G722 with Silence Suppression WB 48, 56, 64 10, 20, 30, 40 G.722.1-SS WB 16, 24, 32 20, 40, 60, 80 G.722.2 (AMRWB-CRC) WB Same for all AMR-WB 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 G.722.2 (AMRWB-CRC-Interleaving) WB Same for all AMR-WB 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 G.722.2 (AMRWB-CRC-Robust Sorting) WB Same for all AMR-WB 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 G.722.2 (AMRWB- CRC-Interleaving-Robust_Sorting) WB Same for all AMR-WB 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 G.722.2 (AMRWB-Interleaving) WB Same for all AMR-WB 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 G.722.2 (AMRWB-Interleaving-Robust Sorting) WB Same for all AMR-WB 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 G.722.2 (AMRWB-Robust Sorting) WB Same for all AMR-WB 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 G.728 NB 16 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150 G.728 with Silence Suppression NB 16 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150 GSM (full rate) NB 13.2 20, 40, 60 iSAC HD codec (pass-through and direct media) WB 10 to 32 30, 60 L16 NB 128 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 MS-RTA NB (8 Kbps) WB (16 Kbps) 8, 16 20, 40, 60 SILK MB (12 Kbps) SWB (24 Kbps) 8, 12, 16, 24 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 Speex NB (8 Kbps) WB (16 Kbps) SWB (24 Kbps) 8, 16, 32 20, 40, 60 Speex with FEC NB (8 Kbps) WB (16 Kbps) 8, 16 20, 40, 60

The

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selects codecs on a call-by-call basis, and negotiates codec use with destination gateway during initial call setup. The 

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also renegotiates the media during a call. The 

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defines configuration parameters such as audio codec, packet size, and TOS to apply to individual call legs.

For direct media connections, bandwidth and policing requirements do not apply. Audio streams must have different IP port numbers, but may have the same or different remote IP addresses. Audio streams for each call leg can be allocated on the same or different IP interface.

EVS Pass-through Support

The SBC supports use of the Enhanced Voice Services (EVS) codec in pass-through mode. Pass-through of the EVS codec from one call leg to another can occur when EVS is configured in both the ingress and egress PSPs, based on the outcome of SDP offer-answer procedures.

In pass-through mode, all EVS codec parameters in Primary mode as well as AMRWB-IO mode are relayed to the egress peer. 

The SBC drops any unknown parameters received in the a=fmtp: line in the SDP offer or answer, as well as any known EVS codec parameters that have values other than the range defined in the TS 26.114 standard. 

To enable support of EVS, you can configure codec entries that specify EVS as the codec type. The codec entry configuration allows the SBC to restrict certain parameters, like bit-rate, according to the operator's requirements. The configurable options for an EVS-based codec entry include:

• Packet size 20-100ms supported - default 20 ms
• Dynamic Preferred RTP Payload Type 0-127 supported - default 96
• Min Bit Rate - Supported rates are: 5.9, 7.2,8, 9.6, 13.2, 16.4, 24.4, 32, 48, 64, 96, and 128, but must be less than or equal to Max Bit Rate - default 5.9
• Max Bit Rate - Supported rates are: 5.9, 7.2,8, 9.6, 13.2, 16.4, 24.4, 32, 48, 64, 96, and 128, but must be greater than or equal to Min Bit Rate - default 128
  The configured minimum and maximum for bit rate defines the range the SBC uses in its offer/answers during SDP negotiation.
  
• DTMF Relay - Supported values are: None (default), Out Of Band, Rfc2833, Either Oob Or Rfc2833, Both Oob And2833.
• DTMF Remove Digits - Supported values are Disable and Enable (default).

The configured Codec Entries are then incorporated in Packet Service Profiles (PSP) and assigned to enable EVS support.

Opus Codec Support

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The 

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,

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platforms support the Opus audio codec in accordance with RFC 6716 and draft-ietf-payload-rtp-opus-01 (refer to Supported Standards page). There are no licensing requirements for this codec.

Opus is an open, royalty-free, highly versatile audio audio codec consisting of a combination of SILK (LPC) and CELT (Constrained-Energy Lapped Transform) codecs. At any given point of time the LP layer, the MDCT (CELT) layer or both may be active. Opus is used for the following applications:

• VoIP and video conferencing
• Music/video streaming and storage
• Remote music jamming
• Wireless speakers/headphones/microphone
• Audio books
• Virtualization/sound servers

Supported Opus Features

The 

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platforms include the following Opus functionality:

• Input sampling rates of 8k Hz (NB) and 16k Hz (WB) are supported on the IDP interface (encoder input and decoder output)
• Opus-to-Opus pass-through calls
  • Encoding output bandwidths of 8, 12, 16, 24 and 48 kHz
  • 6 kbps to 510 kbps bit rates
• Opus transcoded calls
  • Max bandwidth Supports bandwidths of 8 and 16 kHz
  • Max bit rate of 20 kbps
• Mono mode for both pass-through and transcoded calls
• Stereo mode for Opus-to-Opus pass-through.
• Inband FEC mode
• Variable bit rate (VBR) and Constant Bit Rate (CBR) modes are supported
• DTX mode
• Single channel mode is supported
• Fax/Modem tone (FMTD) detection is not supported in Opus leg
• DTMF (Inband DTMF detection is not guaranteed)

On 

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, Opus DTX is fully supported on both transmitter and receiver sides; however, packets are generated approximately every 200 milliseconds during DTX period.

 

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The following Opus attributes cannot be controlled by the operator: Maxplaybackrate Sprop-maxcapturerate Stereo sprop-stereo

UXPAD Operational Modes

As with other currently-supported compression codecs, the

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supports Opus in UXPAD only. The following UXPAD operational modes are supported by the

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• WB to WB transcoding using two UXPADs connected back to back

  over IDP-WB format. The wideband voice features should be preserved while performing the transcoding in two stages using PADs, the intermediate IDP should always be wideband

  preserves wideband voice by transferring the data between the two UXPADs in wideband format (IDP-WB).

• WB to NB transcoding (except for G.711-RTP) using two UXPAD connected back to back over IDP-NB format.
• WB to G.711-RTP transcoding using single UXPAD.
• Opus to TNAPAD to XPAD to play out any tones or announcements.
• Opus-to-Opus transcoding using two UXPADs connected back-to-back over IDP-WB format. This is used only for Opus-to-Opus transcoding that may occur due to existing Packet Service Profile (PSP) flags:
  • Transcode always
  • Conditional Transcoding > Conditions in addition to “No common Codec”:
    
    • Different ptime/Silence Suppression,
    • Different DTMF relay.

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Any up-sampling or down-sampling may introduce some noise and degrade speech quality. In addition, wideband speech quality is lost if down-sampling is done for wideband-to-narrowband transcoding. However, up-sampling / down-sampling is required for interworking.

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DTX and Inband FEC Support

The 

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supports DTX on the transmitter side and Inband FEC on the transmitter and the receiver side for Opus codec. The following parameters support this featureOpus transcoding options can be configured using the following parameters:

For more information, refer to Codec Entry - CLI.

Codecs Supported with GPU Transcoding

The GPU transcoding solution supports the following codecs:

• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• EVRC
• EVRCB
• G729
• G722

In addition, G.711 is supported for GPU instances, but only when G.711 is being transcoded to a non-G.711 codec. The coding rates and packetization times applicable for the supported codecs in the GPU use case are the same as those shown in the previous tables for the same codecs.

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