[Asterisk-Users] Cisco ATA and G729

[Iqbal Gandham]

kido noagbodji wrote:

> Hello all,
>  
> >* However, when i set my Cisco ATA to G711, i can't hear any sound 
> unless I press at least two or three keys(any random keys). I am using 
> the demo context of >extension.conf file. Can that be due to a fast 
> start problem? Anyone knows how to checkthe faststartcapabilities of 
> an ATA 186?
>  
> Funny enough when i disabled the gsm, g729, g723 codec, it works fine 
> (no need to press any key), with the alaw and the ulaw codec. I guess 
> the ATA default to the alaw and the ulaw when it does not find the 
> other codecs, However that is a lot of bandwidth i am wasting ...
>  
> Before i licensed the g729 codec, is there a way i can "test" it?
>  
> Many Thanks
>  
> Kido
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* kido noagbodji <mailto:kido at cafe.tg>
>     *To:* asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
>     <mailto:asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
>     *Sent:* Sunday, November 14, 2004 3:36 AM
>     *Subject:* [Asterisk-Users] Cisco ATA and G729
>
>     Hi all,
>      
>     I am new to asterisk. I was able, but not without pain to install
>     it on a FreeBSD box. I set up a cisco ATA 186 and the SJlabs
>     softphone to work with the PBX.
>     Three remarks:
>     * On the SJphone, i use the GSM and the G711 (ulaw and alaw)
>     codec. In the h323.conf file i enabled those codec. Everything
>     works great!!!
>     * However, when i set my Cisco ATA to G711, i can't hear any sound
>     unless I press at least two or three keys(any random keys). I am
>     using the demo context of extension.conf file. Can that be due to
>     a fast start problem? Anyone knows how to checkthe
>     faststartcapabilities of an ATA 186?
>     * Also when i set my ATA codec to g729 and in asterisk i
>     allow=g729, i get a very low weird sound. What is that due to? I
>     am guessing that i don't have the codec installed on the system.
>     Is there an open source g729 codec available for FreeBSD?
>      
>     Any help will be very much appreciated,
>      
>     Thanks.
>      
>     Kido
>
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