Session Border Controller - Media Profile Configuration

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Session Border Controller - Media Profile Configuration

A media profile is a list of attributes which define what audio codecs are used on a per call basis. It also describes how DTMF (Dual Tone Multiple Frequency) will be handled within the SIP profile.

 

Media profiles are bound to one or more SIP Profiles.

  • Depending on use case:

    • User can create one Media profile per SIP profile

    • User can create one Media profile for many SIP Profiles.

  • SIP profile uses the Media profile information to negotiate SDP information

    • Codecs & P-times

    • Local RTP ports

Audio Codec

An audio codec is a program implemented as an algorithm that compresses and decompresses digital audio data.

  • 5 codecs can be configured per media profile.

  • 10 different codecs to choose from with multiple variations of each codec.

Codecs available:

  • G.711 PCMU

  • G.711 PCMA

  • G.729

  • AMR

  • iLBC

  • GSM

  • G.722

  • G.722.1

  • G.723

  • G.726

DTMF Mode:

  • RFC2833: Enable SIP profile to support telephone event(rfc2833) in SDP.

    • Inband: Enable SIP profile to support Inband and SIP INFO dtmf.