Codec Transcoding White Paper

Codecs are an encoding/decoding technology used to convert analog voice to digital data streams, and vice versa. Today, there are more than 20 codec standards being used in various networks, both wireline and wireless. As innovation continues, new codec technologies deliver better voice quality while using less bandwidth. Thus as time progresses, the number of codecs will continue to increase. Carriers have been struggling to deal with the growing number of codec standards, and until now, there have been limited solutions.

This paper provides an overview of codecs and the growing suite of codec standards and assesses the effectiveness of various transcoding options. In addition, it outlines the characteristics necessary for deploying a carrier-class transcoding solution.

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