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G.711 | G.722.1 | G.722.2 G.723.1 | G.726

G.727 | G.728 G.729/G.729 Annex A | G.729 Annex B
G.729 Annex D | G.729 Annex E GSM EFR | GSM FR
GSM HR

Codecs VoIP Software

VOCAL offers a wide options of audio compression algorithms, mainly from the ITU (International
Telecommunications Union) and the ETSI, (European Telecommunicaton Standard Institute)

G.711, G.721, G.726 and G.728 Codecs VoIP

The CCITT approved the G.711 recommendation on Pulse-Coded Modulation (PCM) •-Law or A-Law
in 1984. It is a 64 kbps compressed stream and is a common reference for speech compression quality.
G.711 encoding/decoding is usually done within codecs although a technique to convert linear samples
to PCM (A-Law or •-Law) is straightforward.

G.721 is a 32 kbps Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation (ADPCM) speech compression
algorithm. It produces toll quality speech. Under error free transmission, G.721 has a slightly worse
perceived quality than G.711. The quality of G.721 significantly deteriorates when several such links are
used in tandem. With transmission error rates higher than 10.4, the perceived quality of G.721 is better
than G.711.

G.726 extends the G.721 ADPCM to include 40, 24 and 16 kbps, as well as 32 kbps. G.726 at 40 kbps
performs comparable to G.711.

G.728 Low-Delay Code Excited Linear Prediction (LD-CELP) compression is a 16 kbps compression.

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This has an algorithmic coding delay of 0.625 ms. Compared with G.721, G.728 tends to score worse in
objective, but better in subjective testes. A characteristic of CELP algorithms is that they tend to perform
poorer than ADPCM in the presence of background noise.

Features

- Full or half duplex modes of operation.

- Pass ITU test vectors.
- Common compressed speech frame stream interface to support systems with multiple speech coders
(G.723, G.729, et al.).
- Optimized for high performance on leading edge DSP architectures.
- Multi-tasking environment compatible.

Configurations

- DAA interface using linear codec at 8.0 kHz sample rate.

- Direct interface to 8.0 kHz PCM data stream (A-law or -law).
- North American/International Telephony (including caller ID) support available.
- Simultaneous DTMF detector operation available - (less than 150 hits on Bellcore test tape typical).
- MF tone detectors, general purpose programmable tone detectors/generators available.
- Line echo cancellation (G.165 compliant) available.
- Where multiple speech coders (G.723, G.729 et al.) are available, coder selection can occur at run-
time.
- Data/Facsimile/Voice Distinction available.
- Complete facsimile systems available - modulations (V.34fax, V.17, et al.) and protocols (T.30) as a
facsimile terminal or facsimile relay configuration.
- Complete data modem systems available - modulations (V.90, V.34, et al.) and protocols (V.42, PPP
framing, et al.).
- Data/Facsimile/Voice command sets available.
- Various startup procedures available (V.8 and V.8bis).
- Multiple ports can be executed on a single DSP.

Example Resource Requirements (ADSP-21xx)

- G.728 at 16 kbps requires 30 MIPS

- G.726/G.721 encoder requires 3.5 MIPS, decoder requires 3.7
- A popular non-standard configuration of G.726/G.721 encoder requires 3.2 MIPS, decoder requires 3.0
MIPS

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G.723 Codecs VoIP

VOCAL Technologies modem/telephony software libraries include the G.723 dual rate speech coder
optimized for execution on DSP architectures from leading silicon suppliers. This software is modular
and can be executed as a single task under a variety of operating systems or it can executed standalone
with its own microkernel. The G.723 speech coder recommendation was developed for use in
multimedia platforms, in particular those specified by the H.32x series recommendations. It provides
two compressed stream bit rates, 5 1/3k bps and 6.4k bps. The higher bit rate is of greater quality.

The coder processes signals with 30 ms frames and has a 7.5 ms look-ahead. Relative to the G.729/
G.729A coders, the G.723 speech coders pass DTMF tones through with less distortion.

Both the 5 1/3k bps and 6.4k bps rates are mandatory for the encoder and decoder. A G.723 frame
stream may switch between the two rates at any 30 ms frame boundary.

The line interface may be an analog front end (codec and DAA) or a digital interface such as T1/E1,
switched 56 and ISDN. The upper end of this software offers a direct binary and speech frame interface.

Features

- Full and half duplex modes of operation.

- Passes ITU test vectors.
- Common compressed speech frame stream interface to support systems with multiple speech coders
(G.729, G.728, G.726 et al).
- Optimized for high performance on leading edge DSP architectures.
- Multi-tasking environment compatible.

Configurations

- DAA interface using linear codec at 8.0 kHz sample rate.

- Direct interface to 8.0 kHz PCM data stream (A-law or -law).
- North American/International Telephony (including caller ID) support available.
- Simultaneous DTMF detector operation available - (less than 150 hits on Bellcore test tape typical).
- MF tone detectors, general purpose programmable tone detectors/generators available.
- Line echo cancellation (G.165 compliant) available.
- Where multiple speech coders (G.729, G.728, G.726 et al.) are available, coder selection can occur at
run-time.
- Data/Facsimile/Voice Distinction available.
- Complete facsimile systems available - modulations (V.34fax, V.17, et al.) and protocols (T.30) as a
facsimile terminal or facsimile relay configuration.
- Complete data modem systems available - modulations (V.90, V.34, et al.) and protocols (V.42, PPP

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framing, et al.).
- Data/Facsimile/Voice command sets available.
- Various startup procedures available (V.8 and V.8bis).
- Multiple ports can be executed on a single DSP.

Example Resource Requirements (ADSP-2181)

- Encoder 5 1/3k bps requires 18 MIPS

- Encoder 6.4k bps requires 26 MIPS
- Decoder (5 1/3k bps or 6.4k bps) requires 2 MIPS

G.729/G.729 Annex A Codecs VoIP

VOCAL Technologies modem/telephony software libraries include G.729 and G.729 Annex A speech
coders optimized for execution on DSP architecture from leading silicon suppliers. This software is
modular and can be executed as a single task under a variety of operating systems or it can be executed
standalone with its own microkernel.

G.729 is an 8 kbps Conjugate-Structure Algebraic-Code-Excited Linear Prediction (CS-ACELP) speech

compression algorithm approved buy ITU-T. G.729 Annex A is a reduced complexity version of the
G.729 coder.

G.729 Annex A speech coder was developed for use in multimedia simultaneous voice and data
applications like DSVD. The coder processes signals with 10 ms frames and has a 5 ms look-ahead
which results in a total of 15 ms algorithmic delay. The input/output of this algorithm is 16 bit linear
PCM samples that are converted from/to 8 kbps compressed data stream.

The line interface may be an analog front end (codec and DAA) or a digital interface such as T1/E1,
switched 56 and ISDN. The upper end of this software offers a direct binary and speech frame interface.

Features

- Full and half duplex modes of operation.

- Passes ITU test vectors.
- Common compressed speech frame stream interface to support systems with multiple speech coders
(G.723, G.728, G.726 et al).
- Optimized for high performance on leading edge DSP architectures.
- Multi-tasking environment compatible.

Configurations

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-DAA interface using linear codec at 8.0 kHz sample rate.

-Direct interface to 8.0 kHz PCM data stream (A-law or •-Law).
-North American/International Telephony (including caller ID) support available.
-Simultaneous DTMF detector operation available - (less than 150 hits on Bellcore test tape typical).
-MF tone detectors, general purpose programmable tone detectors/generators available.
-Line echo cancellation (G.165 compliant) available.
-Where multiple speech coders (G.723, G.728, G.726 et al.) are available, coder selection can occur at
run-time.
-Data/Facsimile/Voice Distinction available.
-Complete facsimile systems available - modulations (V.34fax, V.17, et al.) and protocols (T.30) as a
facsimile terminal or facsimile relay configuration.
-Complete data modem systems available - modulations (V.90, V.34, et al.) and protocols (V.42, PPP
framing, et al.).
-Data/Facsimile/Voice command sets available.
-Various startup procedures available (V.8 and V.8bis).
-Multiple ports can be executed on a single DSP.

Example Resource Requirements (ADSP-2181)

-G.729 Annex A Encoder requires 8.7 MIPS, 6762 words of PM, and 1512 words of DM
-G.729 Annex A Decoder requires 2.1 MIPS, 3950 words of PM, and 725 words of DM
-G.729 Annex A Encoder/Decoder requires 10.8 MIPS, 7720 words of PM, and 1918 words of DM

VOCAL Technologies, Ltd. modem software libraries include a complete range of ETSI / ITU / IEEE
compliant modulations, optimized for execution on ANSI C and leading DSP architectures (ADI, AMD,
ARM, CEVA, LSI Logic ZSP, MIPS and TI). This software is modular and can be executed as a single
task under a variety of operating systems or it can execute standalone with its own kernel.

VOCAL is an active contributor to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU),

Telecommunication Industry Association (TIA), ANSI T1E1.4, the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI).

VOCAL Technologies, Ltd. Home page | Contact us | About us

G.711 | G.722.1 | G.722.2
G.723.1 | G.726 | G.727
G.728 | G.729/G.729 Annex A | G.729 Annex B
G.729 Annex D | G.729 Annex E | GSM EFR
GSM FR | GSM HR

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