[asterisk-users] Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs?
Hi Everyone, 1- Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs? 2- Are these codecs only for Polycom units or are they universal across all other SIP phones that advertise the HD voice codec like Aastra? 3- What is the main difference between the two and is it advisable to run these over the INTERnet (not INTRAnet)? Thanks -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs?
On 01/05/2011 03:29 PM, Bruce B wrote: Hi Everyone, 1- Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs? 2- Are these codecs only for Polycom units or are they universal across all other SIP phones that advertise the HD voice codec like Aastra? 3- What is the main difference between the two and is it advisable to run these over the INTERnet (not INTRAnet)? The G.722 codec in * is G.722. The Siren7 codec in * is probably not Siren 7, but G.722.1. G.722.1 is very similar to Siren7, but uses a different code in the SDP and has some minor differences in the codec. The name G.722.1 may look similar to G.722, but the codecs bear no relation to each other. The Siren14 codec in * is probably not Siren14, but G.722.1C. G.722.1C is very similar to Siren14, but like Siren7/G.722.1 the SDP code is different, and there are minor differences in the codec. G.722.1 is a 7kHz bandwidth codec. G.722.1C is a stretched version offering 14kHz bandwidth. These are most often found in Polycom phones, but they are available elsewhere. The only widely supported HD codec is G.722. Pretty much anything offering wideband voice supports G.722. Steve -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs?
On 01/05/2011 01:29 AM, Bruce B wrote: Hi Everyone, You should really spend some time learning how to use a widely available search engine, such as Google or Bing. Many of the questions you ask here could be quickly answered that way. 1- Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs? That depends on what you mean by "the G.722 HD voice codecs". G.722 (no suffix or annex) is a specific voice codec, and it is unrelated to Siren7 and Siren14. G.722.1 is the same thing as Siren7, and G.722.1 Annex C is the same thing as Siren14. These are fairly well explained on the Wikipedia pages for G.722 and G.722.1. 2- Are these codecs only for Polycom units or are they universal across all other SIP phones that advertise the HD voice codec like Aastra? There is no "the HD voice codec". The most widely available HD voice codec is G.722, but there are others available as well in endpoints from various manufacturers. G.722.1 and G.722.1C are available in many Polycom SIP devices, but not yet widely available in other devices (although there are softphones that have them), although they are available as binary add-on modules for Asterisk. 3- What is the main difference between the two and is it advisable to run these over the INTERnet (not INTRAnet)? Which "two" are you referring to here? G.722 is frequently used over the Internet (the weekly VUC makes it available, for example), and G.722.1/C use less network bandwidth than it does, so they should be usable in the same situations as well. Whether they are advisable for you to use or not depends entirely on your network connectivity, bandwidth and packet loss situation. None of them use more network bandwidth than G.711, though, so if your network connections can already handle G.711 calls without causing unacceptable audio disturbance, you should be fine using any of these codecs as well. -- Kevin P. Fleming Digium, Inc. | Director of Software Technologies 445 Jan Davis Drive NW - Huntsville, AL 35806 - USA skype: kpfleming | jabber: kflem...@digium.com Check us out at www.digium.com & www.asterisk.org -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs?
On 01/05/2011 07:07 AM, Steve Underwood wrote: On 01/05/2011 03:29 PM, Bruce B wrote: Hi Everyone, 1- Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs? 2- Are these codecs only for Polycom units or are they universal across all other SIP phones that advertise the HD voice codec like Aastra? 3- What is the main difference between the two and is it advisable to run these over the INTERnet (not INTRAnet)? The G.722 codec in * is G.722. The Siren7 codec in * is probably not Siren 7, but G.722.1. G.722.1 is very similar to Siren7, but uses a different code in the SDP and has some minor differences in the codec. The name G.722.1 may look similar to G.722, but the codecs bear no relation to each other. The Siren14 codec in * is probably not Siren14, but G.722.1C. G.722.1C is very similar to Siren14, but like Siren7/G.722.1 the SDP code is different, and there are minor differences in the codec. Asterisk actually supports both the Siren* and G.722.1* names in SDP negotiations. I wasn't aware there were bitstream incompatibilities between the Siren* and G.722.1* variants, even though the code may be slightly different... so Asterisk uses a single codec module for both variants. -- Kevin P. Fleming Digium, Inc. | Director of Software Technologies 445 Jan Davis Drive NW - Huntsville, AL 35806 - USA skype: kpfleming | jabber: kflem...@digium.com Check us out at www.digium.com & www.asterisk.org -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs?
On Wednesday 05 January 2011 07:07:10 Steve Underwood wrote: > On 01/05/2011 03:29 PM, Bruce B wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > > > 1- Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs? > > 2- Are these codecs only for Polycom units or are they universal > > across all other SIP phones that advertise the HD voice codec like > > Aastra? 3- What is the main difference between the two and is it > > advisable to run these over the INTERnet (not INTRAnet)? > > The G.722 codec in * is G.722. The Siren7 codec in * is probably not > Siren 7, but G.722.1. G.722.1 is very similar to Siren7, but uses a > different code in the SDP and has some minor differences in the codec. > The name G.722.1 may look similar to G.722, but the codecs bear no > relation to each other. The Siren14 codec in * is probably not Siren14, > but G.722.1C. G.722.1C is very similar to Siren14, but like > Siren7/G.722.1 the SDP code is different, and there are minor > differences in the codec. The Siren7 and Siren14 codecs in Asterisk are licensed code from Polycom, so they are indeed the Siren7 and Siren14 codecs. They will interoperate with any other vendor who has licensed those codecs from Polycom. -- Tilghman -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs?
On 5 Jan 2011, at 13:07, Steve Underwood wrote: > > G.722.1 is a 7kHz bandwidth codec. G.722.1C is a stretched version offering > 14kHz bandwidth. These are most often found in Polycom phones, but they are > available elsewhere. The only widely supported HD codec is G.722. Pretty much > anything offering wideband voice supports G.722. Except skype which only supports SiLK as the HD codec. I mention this because most people's experience with HD will be in a Skype-to-skype call, although admittedly not in this group. T. Tim Panton - Web/VoIP consultant and implementor www.westhawk.co.uk -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs?
On 01/06/2011 01:04 AM, Tilghman Lesher wrote: On Wednesday 05 January 2011 07:07:10 Steve Underwood wrote: On 01/05/2011 03:29 PM, Bruce B wrote: Hi Everyone, 1- Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs? 2- Are these codecs only for Polycom units or are they universal across all other SIP phones that advertise the HD voice codec like Aastra? 3- What is the main difference between the two and is it advisable to run these over the INTERnet (not INTRAnet)? The G.722 codec in * is G.722. The Siren7 codec in * is probably not Siren 7, but G.722.1. G.722.1 is very similar to Siren7, but uses a different code in the SDP and has some minor differences in the codec. The name G.722.1 may look similar to G.722, but the codecs bear no relation to each other. The Siren14 codec in * is probably not Siren14, but G.722.1C. G.722.1C is very similar to Siren14, but like Siren7/G.722.1 the SDP code is different, and there are minor differences in the codec. The Siren7 and Siren14 codecs in Asterisk are licensed code from Polycom, so they are indeed the Siren7 and Siren14 codecs. They will interoperate with any other vendor who has licensed those codecs from Polycom. What Polycom licence to everyone is actually G.722.1 and G.722.1C. Been there. Done that. Steve -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs?
On 01/06/2011 12:05 AM, Kevin P. Fleming wrote: On 01/05/2011 07:07 AM, Steve Underwood wrote: On 01/05/2011 03:29 PM, Bruce B wrote: Hi Everyone, 1- Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs? 2- Are these codecs only for Polycom units or are they universal across all other SIP phones that advertise the HD voice codec like Aastra? 3- What is the main difference between the two and is it advisable to run these over the INTERnet (not INTRAnet)? The G.722 codec in * is G.722. The Siren7 codec in * is probably not Siren 7, but G.722.1. G.722.1 is very similar to Siren7, but uses a different code in the SDP and has some minor differences in the codec. The name G.722.1 may look similar to G.722, but the codecs bear no relation to each other. The Siren14 codec in * is probably not Siren14, but G.722.1C. G.722.1C is very similar to Siren14, but like Siren7/G.722.1 the SDP code is different, and there are minor differences in the codec. Asterisk actually supports both the Siren* and G.722.1* names in SDP negotiations. I wasn't aware there were bitstream incompatibilities between the Siren* and G.722.1* variants, even though the code may be slightly different... so Asterisk uses a single codec module for both variants. I am unclear how compatible or incompatible the bitstreams may be. What I know (from implementing these codecs) is that the source code Polycom provide licencees, as the basis for developing their own G.722.1 and G.722.1C codecs, has several comments referring to things not being quite the same as Siren7/Siren14. However, they don't hand out the actual Siren7/Siren14 source code, so I don't know how much divergence there is. Steve -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs?
On 01/06/2011 05:25 AM, Tim Panton wrote: On 5 Jan 2011, at 13:07, Steve Underwood wrote: G.722.1 is a 7kHz bandwidth codec. G.722.1C is a stretched version offering 14kHz bandwidth. These are most often found in Polycom phones, but they are available elsewhere. The only widely supported HD codec is G.722. Pretty much anything offering wideband voice supports G.722. Except skype which only supports SiLK as the HD codec. I mention this because most people's experience with HD will be in a Skype-to-skype call, although admittedly not in this group. That's a very good point, although Skype does support more codecs than just Silk, and I believe G.722 may be one of them. Nonetheless, it is Silk that people have got used to. It offers about 11kHz bandwidth, so it is wider band than G.722. The critical addition than wideband gives over normal telephony is the 5kHz to 7kHz area, where a lot of the energy that allows us to differentiate the unvoiced phoneme lies. The energy between 7kHz to 15kHz does, however, add a lot to the human voice, and allows for a more relaxed listening experience - its just less tiring to listen to. Steve -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs?
We should also be very clear that the Siren codecs are supported on the Polycom SoundStation conference phones and the VVX-1500 Business Media Phones. These codecs are not supported in the SoundPoint desk phones. The SoundPoint series support the more basic G.722 codec in the IP335/450/550/560/650/670 models. Michael Graves mgraves mstvp.com o(713) 861-4005 c(713) 201-1262 sip:mjgra...@mstvp.onsip.com skype mjgraves > Original Message > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD > voice codecs? > From: Steve Underwood > Date: Wed, January 05, 2011 6:09 pm > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > > > > On 01/06/2011 12:05 AM, Kevin P. Fleming wrote: > > On 01/05/2011 07:07 AM, Steve Underwood wrote: > >> On 01/05/2011 03:29 PM, Bruce B wrote: > >>> Hi Everyone, > >>> > >>> 1- Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs? > >>> 2- Are these codecs only for Polycom units or are they universal > >>> across all other SIP phones that advertise the HD voice codec like > >>> Aastra? > >>> 3- What is the main difference between the two and is it advisable to > >>> run these over the INTERnet (not INTRAnet)? > >>> > >> The G.722 codec in * is G.722. The Siren7 codec in * is probably not > >> Siren 7, but G.722.1. G.722.1 is very similar to Siren7, but uses a > >> different code in the SDP and has some minor differences in the codec. > >> The name G.722.1 may look similar to G.722, but the codecs bear no > >> relation to each other. The Siren14 codec in * is probably not Siren14, > >> but G.722.1C. G.722.1C is very similar to Siren14, but like > >> Siren7/G.722.1 the SDP code is different, and there are minor > >> differences in the codec. > > > > Asterisk actually supports both the Siren* and G.722.1* names in SDP > > negotiations. I wasn't aware there were bitstream incompatibilities > > between the Siren* and G.722.1* variants, even though the code may be > > slightly different... so Asterisk uses a single codec module for both > > variants. > > > I am unclear how compatible or incompatible the bitstreams may be. What > I know (from implementing these codecs) is that the source code Polycom > provide licencees, as the basis for developing their own G.722.1 and > G.722.1C codecs, has several comments referring to things not being > quite the same as Siren7/Siren14. However, they don't hand out the > actual Siren7/Siren14 source code, so I don't know how much divergence > there is. > > Steve > > > -- > _ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: >http://www.asterisk.org/hello > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs?
On 01/06/2011 11:34 AM, mgra...@mstvp.com wrote: We should also be very clear that the Siren codecs are supported on the Polycom SoundStation conference phones and the VVX-1500 Business Media Phones. These codecs are not supported in the SoundPoint desk phones. The SoundPoint series support the more basic G.722 codec in the IP335/450/550/560/650/670 models. The SoundPoint IP6000 and IP7000 conference phones (and maybe the IP5000, I haven't checked) also support G.722.1 and G.722.1C. -- Kevin P. Fleming Digium, Inc. | Director of Software Technologies 445 Jan Davis Drive NW - Huntsville, AL 35806 - USA skype: kpfleming | jabber: kflem...@digium.com Check us out at www.digium.com & www.asterisk.org -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs?
On 01/08/2011 03:44 AM, Kevin P. Fleming wrote: On 01/06/2011 11:34 AM, mgra...@mstvp.com wrote: We should also be very clear that the Siren codecs are supported on the Polycom SoundStation conference phones and the VVX-1500 Business Media Phones. These codecs are not supported in the SoundPoint desk phones. The SoundPoint series support the more basic G.722 codec in the IP335/450/550/560/650/670 models. The SoundPoint IP6000 and IP7000 conference phones (and maybe the IP5000, I haven't checked) also support G.722.1 and G.722.1C. The IP6000 is actually model Polycom recommended for testing when we implemented G.722.1. One of the annoying things about the Polycoms is trying to work out what they can do. You have to search quite hard to find which codecs each model supports. Steve -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs?
Actually, all of the conference phones are known by the "SoundStation" name and the desk phones are "SoundPoint." Michael Graves mgraves mstvp.com o(713) 861-4005 c(713) 201-1262 sip:mjgra...@mstvp.onsip.com skype mjgraves > Original Message ---- > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD > voice codecs? > From: Steve Underwood > Date: Sat, January 08, 2011 11:16 am > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > > > > On 01/08/2011 03:44 AM, Kevin P. Fleming wrote: > > On 01/06/2011 11:34 AM, mgra...@mstvp.com wrote: > >> We should also be very clear that the Siren codecs are supported on the > >> Polycom SoundStation conference phones and the VVX-1500 Business Media > >> Phones. These codecs are not supported in the SoundPoint desk phones. > >> The SoundPoint series support the more basic G.722 codec in the > >> IP335/450/550/560/650/670 models. > > > > The SoundPoint IP6000 and IP7000 conference phones (and maybe the > > IP5000, I haven't checked) also support G.722.1 and G.722.1C. > > > The IP6000 is actually model Polycom recommended for testing when we > implemented G.722.1. > > One of the annoying things about the Polycoms is trying to work out what > they can do. You have to search quite hard to find which codecs each > model supports. > > Steve > > > -- > _ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: >http://www.asterisk.org/hello > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Are the Siren7 and Siren14 the G.722 HD voice codecs?
On 01/09/2011 08:23 AM, mgra...@mstvp.com wrote: Actually, all of the conference phones are known by the "SoundStation" name and the desk phones are "SoundPoint." Sure enough... thanks for the clarification! -- Kevin P. Fleming Digium, Inc. | Director of Software Technologies 445 Jan Davis Drive NW - Huntsville, AL 35806 - USA skype: kpfleming | jabber: kflem...@digium.com Check us out at www.digium.com & www.asterisk.org -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users