[Asterisk-Users] A question on codec translation.

[WipeOut]

Here is the scenario...

SIP UA's can use either GSM or G.711 ( in that order of preference in 
the sip.conf )..
Asterisk Server1 is linked to Asterisk Server2 via IAX2 and also 
supports GSM and G.711 ( also in that order of preference)..

1. If a call comes in from the UA using GSM and then goes out over the 
IAX2 leg, Will Asterisk simply move the GSM encoded data from the SIP 
channel to the IAX2 channel and so have very little performance overhead 
since it will not be decoding and re-encoding the GSM data? or will it 
decode and re-encode the voice data?

2. Assuming that the answer to question1 is that Asterisk will simply 
move the encoded data from the SIP channel to the IAX2 channel without 
decoding and re-encoding (otherwise the question is irrelevant), would a 
call coming in in SIP using G.711 be converted to GSM on the IAX2 
channel since it is higher in the order of preference or will it 
identify that G.711 is also available on the IAX2 leg and so switch the 
call using G.711 to save the performance overhead so that the data does 
not have to be decoded and re-encoded?

Thanks..

Later..