[Asterisk-Users] G.723

[Eric Wieling]

Todd Wallace wrote:

> Is it at all possible? 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Eric Wieling
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 12:31 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] G.723
> 
> Todd Wallace wrote:
> 
>>Is there an easy/cheap way to add g.723 to Asterisk?  I have added 
>>g.729 and need g.723.
> 
> 
> No.

Once you pay the G723, patent holders their money I'm pretty sure the 
unoptimized ITU sample code for the G723.1 codec can be added to 
Asterisk pretty easily.  But since it's not optimized don't expect to be 
able to send many G723.1 calls thru Asterisk if you are transcoding.  Of 
course, if you are NOT transcoing, then this whole thread is moot since 
Asterisk already supports G723.1 passtthru.

See this message in the mailing list archives: 
http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-dev/2003-August/001317.html

You can also pay the $30 or so to the ITU to get a copy of the G723.1 
specification and sample source code for the codec, but that does not 
license you to use the codec, you still need to license it from the 
patent holders.

This issue has been discusse before.  You didn't find this information 
when you searched the Asterisk mailing list archives?

--Eric