RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-21 Thread Ingemar Johansson S
in my earlier email). Regards /Ingemar -Original Message- From: Monty Montgomery [mailto:xiphm...@gmail.com] Sent: den 21 januari 2010 06:41 To: Ingemar Johansson S Cc: co...@ietf.org; i...@ietf.org; ietf@ietf.org Subject: Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-21 Thread Richard L. Barnes
It's not clear to me why SDOs need to be involved in the process of determining whether existing codecs satisfy the requirements. Information on standard codecs -- including their technical and legal aspects -- is pretty widely available. And if information about a codec isn't generally

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-21 Thread Adrian Farrel
[snip] What I try to say is that first the requirements must be set, only then will it be possible for representatives of other SDOs to determine if already standarddized codecs (or codecs under standardization) meet them. I agree. Obviously no one (inside or outside the IETF) can tell

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-21 Thread Adrian Farrel
Richard, I think I agree... It's not clear to me why SDOs need to be involved in the process of determining whether existing codecs satisfy the requirements. However, no-one can make the determination without requirements to make an evaluation against. And to be sure that all the

RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-21 Thread jari.hagqvist
...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of ext stephane.pro...@orange-ftgroup.com [stephane.pro...@orange-ftgroup.com] Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 4:46 PM To: ho...@uni-tuebingen.de Cc: i...@iab.org; co...@ietf.org; ietf@ietf.org; i...@ietf.org Subject: Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-21 Thread Jean-Marc Valin
Hi, Actually, maybe we can look at how other SDOs are handling this issue. Considering that ITU-T, 3GPP/3GPP2 and (to a lesser extent) MPEG all standardise codecs in the same space, how do these SDOs coordinate? For example, does the ITU-T SG16 have some text in it's charter that says we will

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-21 Thread Ron
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 02:44:36PM +0100, stephane.pro...@orange-ftgroup.com wrote: In line as well : The first stage of the work has not been done yet : the detailed technical requirements have not been defined and agreed yet, the second stage of the work with other SDOs to analyse if already

RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-21 Thread stephane.proust
...@ietf.org; i...@ietf.org; ietf@ietf.org Objet : Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec) in-line Stephen Botzko Polycom On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 7:58 AM, Ingemar Johansson S ingemar.s.johans...@ericsson.com wrote: -Original Message- From: Mans Nilsson

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-21 Thread stephen botzko
Once again we are getting tied up in the IPR debate... One reason to check existing codecs against the CODEC requirements is that too many overlapping codecs in the marketplace works against interoperability. A second reason is that developing a new codec is a lot of work, so it makes sense to

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-21 Thread stephen botzko
in-line Stephen Botzko Polycom On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 7:58 AM, Ingemar Johansson S ingemar.s.johans...@ericsson.com wrote: -Original Message- From: Mans Nilsson [mailto:mansa...@besserwisser.org] Sent: den 21 januari 2010 13:14 To: Ingemar Johansson S Cc: co...@ietf.org;

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-21 Thread stephen botzko
I would add that it is possible that another SDO has work-in-progress that might overlap, so it is important to ask them. This is slightly different from getting information on something already finished. I agree that this particular issue is not a reason to block the formation of the WG itself,

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-21 Thread stephen botzko
Hi Ron I agree there's been discussion about existing codecs, and most of it has been helpful and constructive. But until the detailed requirements have been determined, I don't think it is very fruitful to continue it. IMHO we'll need those details to be more precisely stated (and agreed to)

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-21 Thread Monty Montgomery
As proposed by Xavier and his colleagues at Orange these requirements once defined should be giving the opportunity to the community and to other SDOs members to check for codecs potentially fullfilling the requirements. It is already the case that submissions are welcome from any interested

RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-19 Thread Roni Even
- From: codec-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:codec-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Sjoerd Simons Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 12:37 AM To: i...@ietf.org; co...@ietf.org; ietf@ietf.org Subject: Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec) On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 09:15:01AM -0800

RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-19 Thread Herve Taddei
botzko Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:22 PM To: Jean-Marc Valin Cc: IESG IESG; IAB IAB; co...@ietf.org; Adrian Farrel; IETF Discussion Subject: Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec) I kind of like the joint body idea. One reason is that it brings the ITU codec

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-19 Thread Jean-Marc Valin
Hi, stephane.pro...@orange-ftgroup.com wrote: The Charter states first the The goal of this working group is to develop a single high-quality audio codec considering (on what basis ?) that there are no standardized, high-quality audio codecs that meet all of the following three conditions

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-19 Thread John Kostogiannis
Hi Personally, I am excited about the prospects of such an outcome and of the view that we need to let the IETF work proceed and run its full course. cheers John Kostogiannis Voicetronix Powering Open Telephony www.voicetronix.com Tel: +61 2 9231 4800 Fax: +61 2 9231 4811

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-19 Thread Ron
Hi, At the outset of this process, I was quite simply excited by the prospect of a group of talented codec researchers joining forces to push the limits of their art, with a shared aim of producing the next generation of codecs, tailored to suit modern transports, and to the needs of a broader

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-19 Thread Ron
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 01:27:26PM +0100, stephane.pro...@orange-ftgroup.com wrote: Hi It is not clear for me how is handled the editing process of the Charter and how the agreement or not on the different points contained in it can be assessed ! The current version is not acceptable, at

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-19 Thread Sjoerd Simons
On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 09:15:01AM -0800, IESG Secretary wrote: A new IETF working group has been proposed in the Real-time Applications and Infrastructure Area. The IESG has not made any determination as yet. The following draft charter was submitted, and is provided for informational

RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-19 Thread stephane.proust
de Xavier Marjou Envoyé : lundi 11 janvier 2010 21:19 À : Cullen Jennings Cc : IAB IAB; co...@ietf.org; IETF Discussion; IESG IESG Objet : Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec) Hi, We fully share the points 1) and 2) stated in the e-mail below from Cullen since

RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-15 Thread stephane.proust
part de Christian Hoene Envoyé : mardi 12 janvier 2010 01:28 À : MARJOU Xavier RD-CORE-LAN Cc : 'IAB IAB'; co...@ietf.org; 'IETF Discussion'; 'IESG IESG' Objet : Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec) Dear Xavior Marjou, We fully share the points 1) and 2) stated in the e

RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-13 Thread Roni Even
...@ietf.org [mailto:codec-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Jean-Marc Valin Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:04 PM To: Adrian Farrel Cc: co...@ietf.org; IETF Discussion; IAB IAB; IESG IESG Subject: Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec) Hi Adrian, During the last BoF

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-13 Thread Stephan Wenger
While I see the burden and pain Russ mentions, I also want to note that there is a distinct advantage of a joint project: the project would be bound to the patent policies of both IETF and the other body (here: ITU). In the specific case of the codec work, a joint project provides an insurance

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-13 Thread Alexander Chemeris
Hello Christian, On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 03:27, Christian Hoene ho...@uni-tuebingen.de wrote: Dear Xavior Marjou, We fully share the points 1) and 2) stated in the e-mail below from Cullen since implementing and deploying a new codec in networks (gateways, service plate-forms,

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-13 Thread Jean-Marc Valin
Hi Adrian, During the last BoF in Hiroshima, there was a very useful presentation by Yusuke Hiwasaki (SG16-Q10 Associate Rapporteur) about how the ITU-T works (slides at: http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/76/slides/codec-2.pdf). From what I understand, there are two main reasons why the ITU-T

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-13 Thread stephen botzko
I kind of like the joint body idea. One reason is that it brings the ITU codec characterization/testing strengths into the process. Though it might take a little longer to get going, it could save a lot of time at the end (IMHO). Stephen Botzko Polycom On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 12:03 PM,

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-13 Thread stephen botzko
A joint-body first agrees upon its charter and working methods, which allows for any negotiation on IPR rules and membership, etc. All of the companies I know who are active in the ITU are also active in the IETF. So it seems to me that there should be some willingness to work together. In any

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-13 Thread stephen botzko
I see absolutely no good reason not to start the work and do negotiations with other SDOs on the side. That is thw way these joint bodies are usually formed (at least the MPEG/ITU-T ones). The group(s) form, and begin their work.(independently) In parallel the chairs and SDO management work

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-13 Thread Mikael Abrahamsson
On Tue, 12 Jan 2010, stephen botzko wrote: A joint-body first agrees upon its charter and working methods, which allows for any negotiation on IPR rules and membership, etc. All of the companies I know who are active in the ITU are also active in the IETF. So it seems to me that there should

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-13 Thread Monty Montgomery
until now other SDOs have failed to produce a widely distributed good quality wideband and full-band codec that would be suitable for the Internet 'Failed' is not quite the right word word. It is more that [to date] they have shown little interest and as such have not tried. However if they

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-13 Thread Monty Montgomery
On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 3:22 PM, stephen botzko stephen.bot...@gmail.com wrote: I kind of like the joint body idea. One reason is that it brings the ITU codec characterization/testing strengths into the process. Though it might take a little longer to get going, it could save a lot of time

RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-12 Thread Ingemar Johansson S
Hi Christian and others Timescaling and jitter buffer management is AFAIK not included in the codec specifications done in other standards foras. But that does not mean that it is left unspecified. In 3GPP TS we settled with a specification of only the requirements

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-12 Thread Adrian Farrel
Stefan, until now other SDOs have failed to produce a widely distributed good quality wideband and full-band codec that would be suitable for the Internet - especially one that is easily distributable - even though the necessary technology has been available for a long time. Further, nothing

AW: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-12 Thread Christian Hoene
Dear Xavior Marjou, We fully share the points 1) and 2) stated in the e-mail below from Cullen since implementing and deploying a new codec in networks (gateways, service plate-forms, mediaservers...) and in terminals represents high costs for service providers, manufacturers and chipset

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-12 Thread Stefan Sayer
Hello, o Xavier Marjou [01/11/2010 09:18 PM]: Requirements established first in stage 1 shall be sent for stage 2 to other SDOs as stated in the current version of the Charter: The working group will communicate detailed description of the requirements and goals to other SDOs including the

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-12 Thread Monty Montgomery
This is about to start another time around the same circle, but if the arguments need to be restated, I'll take a turn on this lap. We fully share the points 1) and 2) stated in the e-mail below from Cullen since implementing and deploying a new codec in networks (gateways, service

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-12 Thread Jean-Marc Valin
Quoting stephen botzko stephen.bot...@gmail.com: I kind of like the joint body idea. One reason is that it brings the ITU codec characterization/testing strengths into the process. Though it might take a little longer to get going, it could save a lot of time at the end (IMHO). I fully

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-11 Thread Jean-Marc Valin
Hi, Regardless of the exact status of the PLC IPR, I don't think it would be a good idea to just say that the Internet should just follow ITU-T standards with a 20-year lag. As it has been already shown with the codec proposals received to date, it should be possible to create RF codecs that are

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-11 Thread Jean-Marc Valin
Hi, I'm not sure royalties are the *least* of out problems, but I certainly agree with Stephan that annoyances go further than just royalties. I understand that BCP79 restricts what we can say about that in the charter, but at least mentioning the problem as Stephan suggests is a good idea IMO.

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-11 Thread Michael Knappe
...@ietf.org Sent: Fri Jan 08 21:43:49 2010 Subject: Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec) I like that. On 2010-01-08 18:14, Russ Housley wrote: Good improvement. I'd go a slide bit further: Although this preference cannot guarantee that the working group will produce

RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-11 Thread Michael Ramalho (mramalho)
Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec) Hi, I'm not sure royalties are the *least* of out problems, but I certainly agree with Stephan that annoyances go further than just royalties. I understand that BCP79 restricts what we can say about that in the charter, but at least mentioning the problem

RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-11 Thread Tschofenig, Hannes (NSN - FI/Espoo)
I wonder how far away from the original discussion about the charter we already are. Many of these discussions should happen in a future working group. Ciao Hannes ___ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-11 Thread Stephan Wenger
Hi Jean-Marc, I don't think anything has been shown, with respect to IPR and RF properties of the current input proposal documents. And I don't believe anything conclusive will be shown, ever. At best, arguably, nothing substantial has been shown against an RF claim of the input proposals.

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-11 Thread Jean-Marc Valin
Sorry, my has been shown statement was about making something much better than G.722/G.711. The IPR part is something that would need to be discussed within a future WG (subject to BCP79 and all). Jean-Marc Quoting Stephan Wenger st...@stewe.org: Hi Jean-Marc, I don't think anything has

RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-11 Thread Roni Even
[mailto:ietf-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Tschofenig, Hannes (NSN - FI/Espoo) Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 6:25 PM To: co...@ietf.org; ietf@ietf.org; i...@ietf.org Subject: RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec) I wonder how far away from the original discussion about

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-11 Thread Xavier Marjou
Hi, We fully share the points 1) and 2) stated in the e-mail below from Cullen since implementing and deploying a new codec in networks (gateways, service plate-forms, mediaservers...) and in terminals represents high costs for service providers, manufacturers and chipset providers in terms of

RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-08 Thread Herve Taddei
With regard to this proposed WG, I have some comments on the sentences at its beginning: According to reports from developers of Internet audio applications and operators of Internet audio services, there are no standardized, high-quality audio codecs that meet all of the following three

RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-08 Thread Herve Taddei
-Original Message- From: Christian Hoene [mailto:ho...@uni-tuebingen.de] Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 4:56 PM To: 'Herve Taddei'; 'IETF Discussion' Cc: 'IAB IAB'; co...@ietf.org; 'IESG IESG' Subject: AW: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec) Dear Herve, According

RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-08 Thread Herve Taddei
...@munnari.oz.au; 'Sam Hartman'; co...@ietf.org; 'Richard Shockey'; ik Fältström'; i...@ietf.org; 'Patr@core3.amsl.com; 'Phillip Hallam-Baker' Subject: Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec) Peter Saint-Andre wrote: But I don't think we can say that relevent members of the IETF

AW: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-08 Thread Christian Hoene
Dear Herve, According to reports from developers of Internet audio applications and operators of Internet audio services, there are no standardized, high-quality audio codecs that meet all of the following three conditions: 1. Are optimized for use in interactive Internet applications. 2.

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-08 Thread Joel Jaeggli
To: Peter Saint-Andre Cc: ietf@ietf.org; k...@munnari.oz.au; 'Sam Hartman'; co...@ietf.org; 'Richard Shockey'; ik Fältström'; i...@ietf.org; 'Patr@core3.amsl.com; 'Phillip Hallam-Baker' Subject: Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec) Peter Saint-Andre wrote: But I don't think

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-08 Thread Mans Nilsson
Subject: RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec) Date: Fri, Jan 08, 2010 at 04:40:05PM +0100 Quoting Herve Taddei (herve.tad...@huawei.com): I think it was already pointed out a few times (at least see email from Ingemar Johannson in November 2009), that this part needs

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-08 Thread Russ Housley
Good improvement. I'd go a slide bit further: Although this preference cannot guarantee that the working group will produce an unencumbered codec, the working group shall follow BCP 79, and adhere to the spirit of BCP 79. The working group cannot explicitly rule out the possibility

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-08 Thread Adrian Farrel
adapting or adopting? - Original Message - From: Russ Housley hous...@vigilsec.com Cc: co...@ietf.org; ietf@ietf.org; i...@ietf.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 11:14 PM Subject: Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec) Good improvement. I'd go a slide bit

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-08 Thread Spencer Dawkins
: Adrian Farrel adrian.far...@huawei.com To: Russ Housley hous...@vigilsec.com Cc: co...@ietf.org; ietf@ietf.org; i...@ietf.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 6:20 PM Subject: Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec) adapting or adopting? - Original Message - From: Russ

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-08 Thread Jean-Marc Valin
I like that. On 2010-01-08 18:14, Russ Housley wrote: Good improvement. I'd go a slide bit further: Although this preference cannot guarantee that the working group will produce an unencumbered codec, the working group shall follow BCP 79, and adhere to the spirit of BCP 79. The working group

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-07 Thread Adrian Farrel
Hi Ben, I appreciate the potential difficulty of guaranteeing the unencumbered status of any output of this group. However, I would like this statement to be stronger, saying that this group will only produce a new codec if it is strongly believed by WG rough consensus to either be

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-07 Thread Benjamin M. Schwartz
Andrew G. Malis wrote: I appreciate the potential difficulty of guaranteeing the unencumbered status of any output of this group. However, I would like this statement to be stronger, saying that this group will only produce a new codec if it is strongly believed by WG rough consensus to either

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-07 Thread Cullen Jennings
Before the IESG sent the proposed CODEC charter out for community review, we received some concerns about this proposed charter. I had hoped these would be discussed during the WG charter review. I'm raising these issues now to make sure that the IESG has an opportunity to hear from the whole

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-07 Thread Peter Saint-Andre
On 1/7/10 9:46 AM, Russ Housley wrote: Andy: Although this preference cannot guarantee that the working group will produce an unencumbered codec, the working group shall attempt to adhere to the spirit of BCP 79. This preference does not explicitly rule out the possibility of adapting

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-07 Thread Stephan Wenger
Hi, Russ' language is an improvement. But let's not forget that there are encumbrances that have nothing to do with paying royalties, but are equally problematic from an adoption viewpoint. Examples: 1. Co-marketing requirement: need to put a logo of the rightholder company on one's products

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-07 Thread Sam Hartman
Peter == Peter Saint-Andre stpe...@stpeter.im writes: Peter On 1/7/10 9:46 AM, Russ Housley wrote: Andy: Although this preference cannot guarantee that the working group will produce an unencumbered codec, the working group shall attempt to adhere to the spirit of

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-06 Thread Benjamin M. Schwartz
Brian West wrote: Wouldn't this go over the MTU on the RTP packets and cause some issues on the public internet? 1. What's this? 2. Send packets more frequently. --Ben signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Ietf mailing list

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-06 Thread Brian West
Wouldn't this go over the MTU on the RTP packets and cause some issues on the public internet? /b On Jan 5, 2010, at 12:13 PM, Gregory Maxwell wrote: full quality mono audio takes around 44.1/16bit linear, you can argue that a little higher or lower is required for full transparency in some

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-06 Thread Brian West
Sending packets at lower intervals wouldn't fully solve issues related to this... you should never go over the MTU in practice anyway... and you shouldn't be running small packet times if you ever wish it to scale... sending anything less than 10ms packet times is wasteful for both the client

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-06 Thread Brian West
Hrm No source... looks like I'll have to dig more. /b On Jan 5, 2010, at 9:48 PM, Peter Saint-Andre wrote: On 1/4/10 5:39 PM, Brian West wrote: Is the source and spec for the SPIRIT codec out there? http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-spiritdsp-ipmr-00

RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-06 Thread Gregory Maxwell
Richard Shockey [rich...@shockey.us] wrote: I can see the motivation to pay big bucks for video codecs. Using Mpeg4 can reduce your bandwidth costs and save real money. I can see why there was a big incentive to save money on audio codecs in the 1990s. At this point an audio codec is

RE: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-06 Thread Gregory Maxwell
Brian West [br...@freeswitch.org] wrote: Wouldn't this go over the MTU on the RTP packets and cause some issues on the public internet? ... 44100 samples/second * 2 bytes/sample * 10ms/frame = 882 bytes/frame. You might have trouble with an X.25 network in the path. Viideo is typically

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-05 Thread Brian West
I think CELT and SILK are both great codecs.. I was under the impression that SILK ran at 32kHz and did internal resampling but that doesn't appear to be the case. Either way we have six sample rates to pick from between the two codecs giving you bandwidth vs quality options that really do fit

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-05 Thread Brian West
Is the source and spec for the SPIRIT codec out there? I would be interested in trying this out in FreeSWITCH... I'm a codec whore... if you haven't noticed. :P /b On Jan 4, 2010, at 4:29 PM, Jean-Marc Valin wrote: The one you misses is SPIRIT's IP-MR codec. As you say, with the four

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-05 Thread Jean-Marc Valin
Brian West wrote: I think CELT and SILK are both great codecs.. I was under the impression that SILK ran at 32kHz and did internal resampling but that doesn't appear to be the case. Either way we have six sample rates to pick from between the two codecs giving you bandwidth vs quality options

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-05 Thread Peter Saint-Andre
On 1/4/10 5:39 PM, Brian West wrote: Is the source and spec for the SPIRIT codec out there? http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-spiritdsp-ipmr-00 /psa smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org

Re: [codec] WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec)

2010-01-04 Thread Koen Vos
Quoting Phillip Hallam-Baker: MP3 and AC3 are the existing industry standards. These codecs are rarely used for real-time communications, mostly because of their high bitrates/poor quality for voice signals. So the most we are going to have is a document that brings together all the