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VoIP & ADC Calculator

Analog-to-digital conversion rates, codec bandwidth, VoIP parameters.

CodecBitrateBandwidthLatencyQualityUse Case
G.711 μ-law/a-law64 kbps300–3,400 Hz (PSTN)~0.75 msToll qualityPSTN, SIP, legacy
G.72248–64 kbps50–7,000 Hz (HD)~4 msHD voiceVoIP HD calls
G.7298 kbps300–3,400 Hz~10 msGoodLow bandwidth WAN
Opus (voice)6–40 kbps8–12 kHz2.5–60 msExcellentWebRTC, VoIP
Opus (music)64–512 kbpsup to 20 kHz2.5–60 msTransparentStreaming, conferencing
AMR-NB4.75–12.2 kbps200–3,400 Hz~20 msAcceptableGSM/3G mobile
AMR-WB (G.722.2)6.6–23.85 kbps50–7,000 Hz~20 msHD4G VoLTE
iLBC13.3–15.2 kbps300–3,400 Hz~20 msGoodResilient packet loss
PCM 44.1kHz 16-bit1,411 kbps20–22,050 Hz—CD qualityLocal recording
AAC-LC 128k128 kbps20–20,000 Hz~20 msTransparentStreaming, iOS

Calculator scope: RTP (12 B) + UDP (8 B) + IPv4 (20 B), without Ethernet, VLAN, VPN, SRTP authentication, RTCP or tunnelling overhead. One-way and full-duplex totals are shown separately.