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Minimizing Jitter for VoIP calls

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Jitter happens when the RTP packet stream traverses the network (LAN, WAN, or Internet) because it has to share network capacity with other data. Bad routing through network/internet (traffic routed in a suboptimal fashion introducing delays, etc). Other notable causes. Hardware capacity on source/destination. Network capacity.

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What Is: Jitter

Spearline Testing

Jitter happens when the RTP packet stream traverses the network (LAN, WAN, or Internet) because it has to share network capacity with other data. A cousin to latency, jitter refers to packet delay variation carrying voice or video data over a communications channel.

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Do your VoIP services have a case of the 'jitters'?

Spearline Testing

Jitter happens when the RTP packet stream traverses the network (LAN, WAN, or Internet) because it has to share network capacity with other data. Bad routing through network/internet (traffic routed in a suboptimal fashion introducing delays, etc.). Data packets contain the: Source and destination IP addresses and ports.

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What Is: Jitter

Spearline Testing

Jitter happens when the RTP packet stream traverses the network (LAN, WAN, or Internet) because it has to share network capacity with other data. Bad routing through network/internet (traffic routed in a suboptimal fashion introducing delays, etc). Other notable causes: Misbehaving hardware. Network capacity.

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