Quality 
Across 
VoLTE 
and 
OTT 
Networks 
Amir 
Zmora 
VP 
Alliances 
& 
Partnerships
AudioCodes 
Mission 
Statement 
Innova;ve 
Leading 
Supplier 
of 
Converged 
VoIP 
& 
Data 
Solu;ons 
for 
Service 
Providers 
and 
Enterprises 
Worldwide.
AudioCodes: 
A 
Brief 
Intro 
§ Market 
leader 
in 
VoIP 
networking 
products 
§ Deployed 
in 
over 
than 
100 
countries 
in 
service 
provider 
and 
enterprise 
networks 
§ Strong 
brand 
for 
quality 
& 
performance 
§ Over 
650 
employees, 
~40% 
of 
whom 
are 
dedicated 
to 
R&D 
§ Global 
partnership 
with 
leading 
telecom 
players 
§ More 
than 
20 
years 
of 
VoIP 
experPse 
§ Public 
since 
1999 
(NASDAQ:AUDC) 
§ Revenue 
in 
2013: 
137M 
USD 
§ TargePng 
150M 
USD 
in 
2014
Launched 
The 
Service
QoE 
Customer 
Survey 
Results 
Image: 
Søren 
Rajczyk
Further 
Analysis
Further 
Analysis
The 
Laws 
of 
Simplicity 
• BASICS 
are 
the 
beginning 
• REPEAT 
yourself 
oben 
• AVOID 
creaPng 
desperaPon 
• INSPIRE 
with 
examples 
• NEVER 
forget 
to 
repeat 
yourself
ImpacPng 
Real-­‐Time 
CommunicaPon 
János 
Balázs 
Vladimer 
Shioshvili 
Javier 
Kohen
The 
Codec 
PerspecPve 
§ Built 
for 
different 
types 
of 
networks 
§ Resiliency 
§ Variable 
bit 
rate
VoLTE 
Networks 
are 
Built 
for 
Voice… 
§ In 
VoLTE 
to 
VoLTE 
over 
the 
same 
service 
provider 
network 
the 
network 
solves 
the 
problems: 
§ Voice 
is 
prioriPzed, 
zero 
delay 
§ No 
retransmission 
§ Dynamic 
rate 
change 
(rate 
vs. 
redundancy 
based 
on 
signal 
quality)
But 
in 
Reality 
Image: 
digital 
cat
Heterogonous 
Access 
and 
Networks 
Enterprise 
Service 
Provider 
PSTN 
OTT 
App 
OTT 
Island 
GW 
SIP 
Trunk 
PBX
Voice 
in 
Wireless 
Networks 
High 
Error 
Rate 
Retransmission 
Increased 
Delay 
& 
Jiler 
Varying 
Proximity 
to 
Base 
StaPon 
Dynamic 
Change 
in 
Bit 
Rate 
Varying 
Change 
in 
Jiler 
High 
& 
Inconsistent 
Jiler
MediaPon 
is 
Required 
Image: 
HikingArPst
SEM 
– 
QoS 
visibility 
over 
mul;ple 
network 
& 
mul; 
codecs 
Network 
Easily 
locate 
problems 
SBC, 
GWs 
and 
Links 
Maps, 
Table 
or 
Regional 
views 
Various 
Filters 
Sta+s+cs 
Watch 
VoIP 
trends 
over 
Pme 
Calls 
Success 
/ 
Fail 
Rate 
Quality 
Metrics 
Bandwidth 
UPlizaPon 
Calls 
InvesPgate 
Specific 
Calls 
Voice 
& 
Fax 
Calls 
Table 
SorPng, 
search 
& 
filtering 
Enhanced 
call 
details 
Alarms 
Be 
noPfied 
when 
a 
quality 
issue 
occurs 
User 
defined 
thresholds 
AcPve, 
and 
history 
alarms 
Email, 
SNMP, 
Syslog 
noPficaPons 
Reports 
Validate 
performance 
and 
SLA 
Summary, 
Trend 
and 
Top 
Users 
reports 
Graphical 
and 
Table 
views 
User 
CustomizaPon 
opPons
Mixing 
The 
Ingredients 
János 
Balázs 
Vladimer 
Shioshvili 
Javier 
Kohen 
Julie 
Rybarczyk
Heterogonous 
Access 
and 
Networks 
GSM 
Other 
VoLTE 
Networks 
IMS 
Core 
TDM 
VoIP 
Wireline 
SBC 
Voice 
Quality 
“Brain”
Thank 
You

Quality Across VoLTE and non-VoLTE Networks

  • 1.
    Quality Across VoLTE and OTT Networks Amir Zmora VP Alliances & Partnerships
  • 2.
    AudioCodes Mission Statement Innova;ve Leading Supplier of Converged VoIP & Data Solu;ons for Service Providers and Enterprises Worldwide.
  • 3.
    AudioCodes: A Brief Intro § Market leader in VoIP networking products § Deployed in over than 100 countries in service provider and enterprise networks § Strong brand for quality & performance § Over 650 employees, ~40% of whom are dedicated to R&D § Global partnership with leading telecom players § More than 20 years of VoIP experPse § Public since 1999 (NASDAQ:AUDC) § Revenue in 2013: 137M USD § TargePng 150M USD in 2014
  • 4.
  • 5.
    QoE Customer Survey Results Image: Søren Rajczyk
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 8.
    The Laws of Simplicity • BASICS are the beginning • REPEAT yourself oben • AVOID creaPng desperaPon • INSPIRE with examples • NEVER forget to repeat yourself
  • 9.
    ImpacPng Real-­‐Time CommunicaPon János Balázs Vladimer Shioshvili Javier Kohen
  • 10.
    The Codec PerspecPve § Built for different types of networks § Resiliency § Variable bit rate
  • 11.
    VoLTE Networks are Built for Voice… § In VoLTE to VoLTE over the same service provider network the network solves the problems: § Voice is prioriPzed, zero delay § No retransmission § Dynamic rate change (rate vs. redundancy based on signal quality)
  • 12.
    But in Reality Image: digital cat
  • 13.
    Heterogonous Access and Networks Enterprise Service Provider PSTN OTT App OTT Island GW SIP Trunk PBX
  • 14.
    Voice in Wireless Networks High Error Rate Retransmission Increased Delay & Jiler Varying Proximity to Base StaPon Dynamic Change in Bit Rate Varying Change in Jiler High & Inconsistent Jiler
  • 15.
    MediaPon is Required Image: HikingArPst
  • 16.
    SEM – QoS visibility over mul;ple network & mul; codecs Network Easily locate problems SBC, GWs and Links Maps, Table or Regional views Various Filters Sta+s+cs Watch VoIP trends over Pme Calls Success / Fail Rate Quality Metrics Bandwidth UPlizaPon Calls InvesPgate Specific Calls Voice & Fax Calls Table SorPng, search & filtering Enhanced call details Alarms Be noPfied when a quality issue occurs User defined thresholds AcPve, and history alarms Email, SNMP, Syslog noPficaPons Reports Validate performance and SLA Summary, Trend and Top Users reports Graphical and Table views User CustomizaPon opPons
  • 17.
    Mixing The Ingredients János Balázs Vladimer Shioshvili Javier Kohen Julie Rybarczyk
  • 18.
    Heterogonous Access and Networks GSM Other VoLTE Networks IMS Core TDM VoIP Wireline SBC Voice Quality “Brain”
  • 19.