[Asterisk-Users] How "expensive" are the different codecs? (Regarding CPU time)

[el Flynn]

Michael Vogel wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> The encoding, decoding and recoding cost cpu time, that's sure. But does 
> this time differs much depending on the used codec?
> 
> Is - for example - a G729 faster than a GSM codec?
> 

at the CLI, type "show translation" and it will show a chart of how long 
(in milliseconds) it will take to translate from one codec to another.

flynn