Audio encoding / decoding (audio codecs)

This article is a brief introduction about the audio codecs for VoIP communication in relation with Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK. After reading through this page you will be fully familiar with all the essential terms concerning audio codec support and what you will need for creating your own solution using Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK.

Introduction

Codecs are computer programs capable of coding or decoding a digital data stream or signal. An 'audio codec' is a computer program implementing an algorithm that compresses and decompresses digital audio data according to a given audio file format or streaming media audio format. The main goal of the algorithm is to represent the high-fidelity audio signal with minimum number of bits while retaining the quality. Audio codecs are extremely important when you want to transmit audio data over IP.

Figure 1 - VoIP audio codec support

Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK allows you to use these codecs in your application the easiest way. Audio codecs (Figure 1) are built-in tools in Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK, so it will not mean any problem to your application to transmit different sounds, including human voice. Without spending time with implementing SIP basics you can instantly start your project.

This article introduced you the basic knowledge about audio codec support for VoIP communication and showed how Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK can help you to fulfill your goals. If you have read through this page carefully, you already have all the knowledge you need to start on your own solution.

As you are now familiar with all the terms concerning this topic, now it is time to take a step further and explore what other extraordinary solution Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK can provide to you.

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• Setup Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK effectively: Quick start guide
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