Bandwidth, Codecs and Compression
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BANDWIDTH, BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT, CODECS
AND COMPRESSION
An IP packet carrying voice information has a number of additional “wrappers” (see graphic
below) so that different network devices know how to route the information (IP address), how
to forward information between physical devices (MAC address), and how to identify when a
packet starts and finishes (Ethernet).
These additional wrappers add overhead to the overall packet. This overhead increases the
bandwidth required to transport a voice packet. To understand the true bandwidth requirements,
this overhead must be taken into account.
Codecs are devices or programs that encode or decode a signal into a digital format, in this
case, the voice payload. Different codecs can provide different sized voice payloads given the
same input information. A reduction in payload is often referred to as compression.
The following sections discuss bandwidth, codecs and compression in further detail.
CALCULATING AND MEASURING BANDWIDTH
Bandwidth can be described in a number of ways:
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Payload bandwidth, voice: sufficient bandwidth to transfer the usable information.
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IP bandwidth: bandwidth to transfer the data between the two end devices. Note that this
doesn’t include the transport protocol, which may change between devices and network.
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Wire bandwidth: This includes all of the bits and timing gaps that are transmitted onto the
media. This includes the payload, the IP address information and the transportation and
synchronization information.
It is important to note which bandwidth is being described when comparing information. For
instance, a G.711 Ethernet connection with 20 ms frames will have the following values:
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Payload bandwidth: 64 kbps
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IP bandwidth: 80 kbps
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Wire bandwidth: 96.8 kbps
Ethernet
MAC
IP
UDP
RTP
Voice
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Notes:
1.
To calculate and measure bandwidth, use the Mitel calculator rather than a
third-party tool. The Mitel calculator uses 802.1p/Q (8100) frames, which ensure the
highest degree of accuracy. Many third-party tools use standard Ethernet (0800)
frames, which are less accurate and do not account for VLANs.
2.
PC-based applications for monitoring IP network traffic often do not indicate the
actual bandwidth being used. These applications usually do not include IP packet
overhead information, and as a result using these applications to try and measure
bandwidth will provide misleading results
Summary of Contents for MiVOICE BUSINESS
Page 1: ...Mitel MiVoice Business RELEASE 7 2 ENGINEERING GUIDELINES ...
Page 15: ...Chapter 1 ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT ...
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Page 22: ...Engineering Guidelines 8 ...
Page 23: ...Chapter 2 SYSTEM OVERVIEW ...
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Page 28: ...Engineering Guidelines 14 ...
Page 29: ...Chapter 3 TYPICAL CONFIGURATIONS ...
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Page 73: ...Chapter 4 PHONES AND VOICE APPLICATIONS ...
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Page 95: ...Phones and Voice Applications 81 Figure 9 ICP Connection Paths and Limitations ...
Page 100: ...Engineering Guidelines 86 ...
Page 101: ...Chapter 5 POWER ...
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Page 128: ...Engineering Guidelines 114 ...
Page 129: ...Chapter 6 PERFORMANCE ...
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Page 135: ...Chapter 7 APPLICATIONS ...
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Page 142: ...Engineering Guidelines 128 ...
Page 143: ...Chapter 8 EMERGENCY SERVICES ...
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Page 151: ...Chapter 9 IP NETWORKING ...
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Page 167: ...Chapter 10 LICENSING ...
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Page 183: ...Chapter 11 BANDWIDTH CODECS AND COMPRESSION ...
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Page 209: ...Chapter 12 NETWORK CONFIGURATION CONCEPTS ...
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Page 245: ...Chapter 13 NETWORK CONFIGURATION SPECIFICS ...
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Page 309: ...Appendix A CAT 3 WIRING ...
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Page 315: ...CAT 3 Wiring 301 Figure 55 CX MX MXe AX and LX Minimum Cable Standard ...
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Page 317: ...Appendix B INSTALLATION EXAMPLES ...
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Page 335: ...Appendix C LLDP AND LLDP MED CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES ...
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Page 347: ...Appendix D VOIP AND VLANS ...
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