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harrogate3

2007-09-14, 1:11 pm

I have an application where I need to be able to send audio from A to
B about 40 miles apart. There is no audio circuit between the sites
but there is a (fairly) high capacity data circuit.

Does anyone know if there is a simple and inexpensive interface box on
the lines of an ATA that can talk to another box of the same type over
the data circuit usingVOIP-type operation? Ideally I could do with it
being four-wire presentation - that is seperate 600R go and return
audio at each end - but two-wire presentation will do at a push.

Any help gratefully received.


--
Woody

harrogate3 at ntlworld dot com


Jono

2007-09-14, 1:11 pm

harrogate3 pretended :
> I have an application where I need to be able to send audio from A to
> B about 40 miles apart. There is no audio circuit between the sites
> but there is a (fairly) high capacity data circuit.
>
> Does anyone know if there is a simple and inexpensive interface box on
> the lines of an ATA that can talk to another box of the same type over
> the data circuit usingVOIP-type operation? Ideally I could do with it
> being four-wire presentation - that is seperate 600R go and return
> audio at each end - but two-wire presentation will do at a push.
>
> Any help gratefully received.


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>

<http://www.provu.co.uk/pdf/sipura/s..._2x_spa3000.pdf>

<http://www.provu.co.uk/pdf/sipura/ ...2000
.pdf
>

Different combinations of the above may help you on your way. Some of
the referred to devices have been superceded by newer models but the
theory still applies.


Tim

2007-09-14, 7:11 pm

harrogate3 wrote:
> I have an application where I need to be able to send audio from A to
> B about 40 miles apart. There is no audio circuit between the sites
> but there is a (fairly) high capacity data circuit.
>


I would use a pair of Snom370s and connect to the headset ports to get
your audio.

Reason for this is that Snom370 support G.722 wide band audio, so will
give you the best audio quality.

I can't think of a better way of doing it without buying broadcast sound
style encoders and decoders. Mega bucks.


Tim
Jono

2007-09-14, 7:11 pm

Tim laid this down on his screen :
> harrogate3 wrote:
>
> I would use a pair of Snom370s and connect to the headset ports to get your
> audio.


...or that!


harrogate3

2007-09-14, 7:11 pm


"Tim" <nutnews@kooky.org> wrote in message
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> harrogate3 wrote:
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>
> I would use a pair of Snom370s and connect to the headset ports to

get
> your audio.
>
> Reason for this is that Snom370 support G.722 wide band audio, so

will
> give you the best audio quality.
>
> I can't think of a better way of doing it without buying broadcast

sound
> style encoders and decoders. Mega bucks.
>
>
> Tim
>


Thanks for the reply gents, but I suspect you have misunderstood my
requirement. I very specifically do NOT want any form of dial-up
circuit. The line must be end-to-end permanently open - just like a BT
private wire which would cost a fortune. Presentation should ideally
be 600R floating or balanced.

I suppose I really need some form of single line mux.


--
Woody

harrogate3 at ntlworld dot com


Jono

2007-09-14, 7:11 pm

harrogate3 has brought this to us :
> "Tim" <nutnews@kooky.org> wrote in message
> news:46ead764$0$654$bed64819@news.gradwell.net...
>
> Thanks for the reply gents, but I suspect you have misunderstood my
> requirement. I very specifically do NOT want any form of dial-up
> circuit. The line must be end-to-end permanently open - just like a BT
> private wire which would cost a fortune. Presentation should ideally
> be 600R floating or balanced.


Both Tim's & my suggestions will allow you to put (duplex) audio in one
end & out/in at the other.

So long as the device at each end has access to each other via IP -
same network/vpn/ip ddresses etc.

Neither suggestion would need to "dial-up" as they could be kept open


Tim

2007-09-14, 7:11 pm

harrogate3 wrote:
> Thanks for the reply gents, but I suspect you have misunderstood my
> requirement. I very specifically do NOT want any form of dial-up
> circuit. The line must be end-to-end permanently open - just like a BT
> private wire which would cost a fortune. Presentation should ideally
> be 600R floating or balanced.


That was my understanding of what you wanted.

Tim
stephen

2007-09-15, 7:11 pm

"harrogate3" <nospam3@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Tim" <nutnews@kooky.org> wrote in message
> news:46ead764$0$654$bed64819@news.gradwell.net...
> to
> sites
> get
> will
> sound
>
> Thanks for the reply gents, but I suspect you have misunderstood my
> requirement. I very specifically do NOT want any form of dial-up
> circuit. The line must be end-to-end permanently open - just like a BT
> private wire which would cost a fortune. Presentation should ideally
> be 600R floating or balanced.


if you have PBXes (or the IP equivalent) then you may be able to program a
fixed link between them - cost approx zero....

"real" IP audio codecs are not cheap (for some definition of cheap of
course) - these are usually stereo (at least) and 15 or 22 KHz audio
channel.

They also tend to eat bandwidth, so you should check how much you are
willing to use.

as an example, you are going to need 400 Kbps+ to get 16 bit sampled stereo
using enhanced APTX compression (which is what a lot of radio broadcasters
seem to use)

www.broadcom.co.uk is 1 source we have used.

if codecs are a bit steep then esp if you have a typical corporate network,
some cisco router models can take analog speech interfaces - set them up to
do point to point permanent G.711 and you get 3.5 Hkz / 8 bit sampled sound

this could still run out several £100 when you add voice grade feature upgra
des for the routers, voice interfaces and DSPs - but 2nd and more channels
will be cheaper.....
>
> I suppose I really need some form of single line mux.
>
>
> --
> Woody
>
> harrogate3 at ntlworld dot com

--
Regards

stephen_hope@xyzworld.com - replace xyz with ntl


harrogate3

2007-09-15, 7:11 pm


"stephen" <stephen_hope@xyzworld.com> wrote in message
news:qNVGi.59294$h11.38866@newsfe7-gui.ntli.net...
> "harrogate3" <nospam3@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:LUAGi.29464$ka7.21918@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
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>
> if you have PBXes (or the IP equivalent) then you may be able to

program a
> fixed link between them - cost approx zero....
>
> "real" IP audio codecs are not cheap (for some definition of cheap

of
> course) - these are usually stereo (at least) and 15 or 22 KHz audio
> channel.
>
> They also tend to eat bandwidth, so you should check how much you

are
> willing to use.
>
> as an example, you are going to need 400 Kbps+ to get 16 bit sampled

stereo
> using enhanced APTX compression (which is what a lot of radio

broadcasters
> seem to use)
>
> www.broadcom.co.uk is 1 source we have used.
>
> if codecs are a bit steep then esp if you have a typical corporate

network,
> some cisco router models can take analog speech interfaces - set

them up to
> do point to point permanent G.711 and you get 3.5 Hkz / 8 bit

sampled sound
>
> this could still run out several £100 when you add voice grade

feature upgra
> des for the routers, voice interfaces and DSPs - but 2nd and more

channels
> will be cheaper.....
> --
> Regards
>
> stephen_hope@xyzworld.com - replace xyz with ntl
>
>


Just what I wanted - the circuit concerned uses cisco routers!

I should have said at the start that I only need a single audio (i.e.
mono) pathe with a 300-3000Hz audio response, the flatter the batter.
Looks like the last option will fit the job perfectly.

Many thanks.


--
Woody

harrogate3 at ntlworld dot com


Mark

2007-09-19, 7:11 am

On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:41:51 GMT, "harrogate3" <nospam3@ntlworld.com>
wrote:

>I have an application where I need to be able to send audio from A to
>B about 40 miles apart. There is no audio circuit between the sites
>but there is a (fairly) high capacity data circuit.
>
>Does anyone know if there is a simple and inexpensive interface box on
>the lines of an ATA that can talk to another box of the same type over
>the data circuit usingVOIP-type operation? Ideally I could do with it
>being four-wire presentation - that is seperate 600R go and return
>audio at each end - but two-wire presentation will do at a push.
>
>Any help gratefully received.


Slingbox?
Jono

2007-09-19, 7:11 pm

Mark formulated the question :
> On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:41:51 GMT, "harrogate3" <nospam3@ntlworld.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> Slingbox?


Interesting thought, though it's not duplex & requires a software
client to be running.


harrogate3

2007-09-21, 7:11 pm


"Jono" <nothanks@blueyonder.invalid> wrote in message
news:mn.9d727d796ec516b1.48968@blueyonder.invalid...
> Mark formulated the question :
>
> Interesting thought, though it's not duplex & requires a software
> client to be running.
>
>
>


A colleague put me onto exactly what I need.

http://www.toneremote.co.uk/trip.htm

I should have thought to ask - I used to work with the guy who owns
the company!

£675 apiece (two needed) but in the professional business this is not
expensive, especially when compared against the cost of a 80Km
landline!


--
Woody

harrogate3 at ntlworld dot com


Paulg0

2007-10-02, 1:11 pm

On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:41:51 GMT, "harrogate3" <nospam3@ntlworld.com>
wrote:

>I have an application where I need to be able to send audio from A to
>B about 40 miles apart. There is no audio circuit between the sites
>but there is a (fairly) high capacity data circuit.
>
>Does anyone know if there is a simple and inexpensive interface box on
>the lines of an ATA that can talk to another box of the same type over
>the data circuit usingVOIP-type operation? Ideally I could do with it
>being four-wire presentation - that is seperate 600R go and return
>audio at each end - but two-wire presentation will do at a push.
>
>Any help gratefully received.


Have a look at www.barix.com They have various products which will
probably meet your needs.

I use their Instreamer and Exstreamer units to relay music/PA
announcements from one building of our conference centre to another

Paul


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