Hi,

Agree for G711, but from our tests, it was not possible to get/write  PCM
audio in real time from the BB.
Cheers

2011/1/12 Dragos D <[email protected]>

> I think you can encode pcmu in Java in real-time.
> On Jan 12, 2011 1:45 PM, "Kristian Kielhofner" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Jehan Monnier
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> As BB applications are pure java, it is nearly impossible to
> encode/decode voice at the application level. For audio encoding, we rely on
> what RIM provides. So far only AMR-NB is available in realtime. Today, we
> think the best is use  "server based" transcoding. We are thinking about
> providing a server with transcoding capabilities.
> >>
> >
> > Ideally you wouldn't want to implement this server as a standalone
> > component because the delay and potential issues introduced by another
> > device proxying the RTP could have a serious impact on call quality.
> > Implementing transcoding to/from AMR on the final host providing the
> > service is no different than transcoding ilbc or anything else
> > (assuming you're going to G711u/a).
> >
> > For the server you may want to look at Sangoma hardware transcoding
> boards:
> >
> > http://www.sangoma.com/products/hardware_products/transcoding.html
> >
> > They're supported by Asterisk and FreeSWITCH today (although I'm not
> > sure AMR-NB is available from the codec API). I've found that
> > licensing and indemnifying patented codecs such as G729 and AMR isn't
> > really worth it in many cases. If you were to research licensing for
> > a software implementation you'd find it's quite the hassle.
> >
> > These boards are often cheaper than their software counterparts
> > (depending on volume) and offload the transcoding from the host CPU
> > which is a significant advantage if you intend on large call volume.
> >
> > --
> > Kristian Kielhofner
> > http://www.astlinux.org
> > http://blog.krisk.org
> > http://www.star2star.com
> > http://www.submityoursip.com
> > http://www.voalte.com
> >
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