Steve, you should really test the Codec and have G729 running as a pure
IP to IP call you can not hear the difference on good networks! Please
do not get me wrong that G711u sounds better through the PSTN. Thats a
given! You can't convert G729 up and down to G711 and expect the sound
quality to be there. I'm a carrier and have tested G711 and G729 and
have found that they both sound great through dedicated hardware.
Asterisk's colors the G729 a little. Also my hearing is fine. Please do
not put down the comments of others in this forum. I'm stating my
comments from my real world trials and this is not bad information. The
man must compare codecs on his own and see what works for him. For me
we've stuck with G711u because it's best through the PSTN. If I was
running a pure IP to IP system I would use G729, Iblc, or GSM.
Mike
Steve Underwood wrote:
Michael D Schelin wrote:
I have used G729 and it sounds almost as good as G711U. The problem is
the way Asterisk uses it. It does not sound robotic and it's not
suppose to sound that way. Most Carriers want the calls to be in
g711u so thats why I use G711u otherwise I want to save money on
bandwidth. G729 on Asterisk adds latency. this could be one of your
problems. Also you will not get music on hold to play well with G729.
G.729 doesn't sound that bad. However, if you find it hard to tell G.729
from G.711, I think you should have your hearing checked. :-) It really
doesn't help people to assess what is right for them, if other people
make these exaggerated and unreasonable claims. Even the people
promoting G.729 give it a MOS far below G.711. You are certainly right
about music on hold, but even voice plus a little background noise can
sound bloody awful through G.729. Its performance is *very* dependant on
compressing just a single human voice.
Regards,
Steve
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