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…Now what?
Most hardware codecs, such as the Telos Z/IP ONE, Telos ProSTREAM, and Telos iPort, offer a choice of audio
coding algorithms. With unhelpful names like “G.722”, “AAC-LD”, and “Layer 2”, how does one choose the best
coding algorithm for a given connection or use? A full discussion of audio coding is in Appendix B, Audio Coding
Reference
, but the following tables summarize their features at a glance.
Codec Features
CODEC
Mono / Stereo Lower Bit
Rates
Lower Delay
Remote
Broadcasts
STL &
Infrastructure
Error
Concealment
Highly
Compatible
AAC-ELD
M/S
ü
ü
ü
ü
AAC-HE
M/S
ü
ü
ü
AAC-LD
M/S
ü
ü
ü
AAC
M/S
ü
ü
Layer 2
M/S
ü
ü
G.722
M
ü
ü
ü
ü
G.711
M
ü
ü
ü
aptX®
Enhanced
M/S
ü
ü
PCM Linear
M/S
ü
ü
ü