[Asterisk-Users] What is acceptable network latency for voip connection?

Robert Augustyn augustynr at yahoo.com
Sat Jan 8 07:22:58 MST 2005


Very good point.
So what can you do ( if anything ) to control the load
on the network outside of your control?
robert

--- David Liu <david at deltapath.com> wrote:

> Assuming the network loading is fairly constant,
> 300ms latency is actually not
> noticeable unless you put both phones next to your
> ears to compare.  
> 
> Latency affects delay while network loading affects
> voice quality (e.g. break
> ups) If the either end of your network is
> experiencing very bursty traffic
> patterns, then even a small latency won't
> necessarily guarrantee good sound
> quality.  
> 
> David Liu
> Hong Kong
> 
> On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 14:26:10 +0100, Wilson Pickett
> wrote
> > > I would like to know what would be acceptable
> latency
> > > on a connection to the termination server( but
> still
> > > having good quality voice )
> > 
> > It's pretty hard to answer that except with a
> subjective 
> > appreciation. I have had very good one hour talks
> with the figure 
> > being 250-350 for the distant user measured by *
> and 30-60 for me. 
> > There are almost always occasional breakups but I
> think they have 
> > more to do with network loading on one end of the
> other.
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