How: test your VoIP

Each PC comes with a simple network, called "Ping"-analysis tool

This program is very useful for testing the performance of the line for VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) calls used. The line that you use is not sufficient capacity and speed, the call quality will suffer. Test output give you an idea which trouble the call originates. The capacity of the network requirements vary between vendors. It will be exploring appropriate to assess the recommendations of your ISP to your resources. Difficulty: easy

Instructions

1. 1

   Ask your VoIP provider for the IP address of the gateway to which your calls are routed.

You ping "then" this e-Mail address. To do this, open a window command on your computer: the "start" menu, go to "Accessories", select "Run" and type "Cmd". Type ping IP address - n 100 "and replace"IP address"IP address of the actuall." The results to send each transfer point program to 100 packets to this address. Once all packages sent a summary appears.

2

Read the summary at the end of the exit ping shown.

You will see a loss rate. No loss is better, but this number 0.5% should not exceed. Lost packets must, and reduces the quality of your call.

3

Search for "time or copies round trip in milli - seconds".

In this article should be the maximum less than 150.

4

Subtract the maximum time out and return the minimum round trip time.

This gap by 4 to get an overall rate of jitter. Jitter is IrréGularité quality audio transmission packages and damage. This jitter solLTE less than 2ms.

5

Test the amount of bandwidth that is your Internet connection by clicking a bandwidth test site.

Three examples are found on the website of Vonage Web site wide band and reports the DSL broadband (see resources). The amount of bandwidth you should have depends on the requirements of the service provider you subscribe to. Check the site of your bandwidth provider.