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87.2 Kbps x 5 = 436Kbps
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87.2 Kbps x 5 = 436Kbps

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would that be plenty? &nbsp;I'm guessing that that number is both up and down speeds?
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would that be plenty?  I'm guessing that that number is both up and down speeds?

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I am setting up a firewall that has bandwidth management capabilities. &nbsp;In order to provide the phones with enough bandwidth, how much should I allocate for 5 phone lines using G711 codec? &nbsp;I searched EE, but there are some conflicting answers regarding just the pure bandwidth consumed and the calls including header information. &nbsp;Thanks for your advice.
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I am setting up a firewall that has bandwidth management capabilities.  In order to provide the phones with enough bandwidth, how much should I allocate for 5 phone lines using G711 codec?  I searched EE, but there are some conflicting answers regarding just the pure bandwidth consumed and the calls including header information.  Thanks for your advice.

How much bandwidth to allocate for VoIP traffic WAN

Voice over IP (VoIP) is a methodology and group of technologies for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. Other terms commonly associated with VoIP are IP telephony, Internet telephony, broadband telephony, and broadband phone service. The term specifically refers to the provisioning of communications services (voice, fax, SMS, voice-messaging) over the public Internet, rather than via the public switched telephone network (PSTN).  Examples of the VoIP protocols are H.323, Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), H.248 (also known as Media Gateway Control (Megaco)), Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP), Real-time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP), Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP), Session Description Protocol (SDP), and Inter-Asterisk eXchange (IAX).