[Asterisk-Users] G729 Codec

[Steve Underwood]

Daniel Niasoff wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> Is G729 more sensitive to packet loss or delays due to it’s higher 
> compression. If I’ve generally got the bandwidth available, am I best 
> sticking to ulaw.
>
> Thanks
>
> Daniel Niasoff
>
Neither G.729 or ulaw have any strong features to help with packet loss 
concealment or high delays. However, ulaw sounds better, especially for 
things which are not a single human talking. For example, music on hold 
sounds awful through G.729.

Regards,
Steve