■ Because of the nature of IP networking, voice packets sent via IP are subject to certain transmission problems.
■ Sevaral methods can be used to determine audio quality in a VoIP network.
■ QoS is used to help meet the strict requrements concerning packet loss, delay, and delay variation in a VoIP network.
■ Some challenges exist to transporting modulated data, including fax and modem calls, over IP networks.
■ Features to support fax and modem traffic include
■ Fax and Modem Pass-Through
■ Fax and Modem Relay
■ Store-and-Forward Fax
■ T.38, pass-through, and relay use special protocol enhancements available in the H.323, SIP, and MGCP call signaling protocols.
■ DTMF support is provided by Cisco IOS gateways.
■ Codecs are used to compress and decompress various types of data that would otherwise use up large amounts of bandwidth.
■ Voice sample size is a variable that can affect the total bandwidth used.
■ Several factors must be included in calculating the overhead of a VoIP call.
■ Codec choice, data-link overhead, sample size, and compressed RTP have positive and negative impacts on total bandwidth.
■ Codec complexity affects the call density.
■ DSPs enalbe CCisco platforms to efficiently process digital voice traffic.
■ The number of DSPs required is a key factor when deploying media resources using DSPs.
■ The configuration of transcoding and conferencing on a voice gateway involves several componetnts.
■ DSP farm services are enabled on the voice card, and DSP profiles create the actual media resource.
■ You can verify DSP media resources using show dspfarm commands.
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