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Barry Fawthrop

2006-Oct-02 03:45 UTC

[asterisk-users] Call Quality / Echo / Problems

Hi all
I'm having a problem getting usable quality from my Asterisk setup.

*SETUP*
2 Ghz PC with 1 GB Ram with TDM 400p 1 x FXS to route to analog phones 
in the house and 2 x FXO to receive calls and in the future faxes. 
Gentoo Linux


Here is what I've done so far
(1) Moved theTDM 400p (FXS,   , FXO, FXO) to it's own interrupt (It was 
sharing in the past)
cat /proc/interrupts
           CPU0
  0:   10236724          XT-PIC  timer
  1:        486          XT-PIC  i8042
  2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
  5:   40694267          XT-PIC  wctdm    <============= 10:     196233      
XT-PIC  eth0
 12:        225          XT-PIC  i8042
 14:     247177          XT-PIC  ide0
 15:         26          XT-PIC  ide1
NMI:          0
LOC:          0
ERR:          0
MIS:          0

(2) I'm running the latest kernel
 uname -r
2.6.17-

(3) I am running the latest Asterisk
Asterisk-1.2.12.1   Libpri-1.2.3  zaptel-1.2.8
I compiled Zaptel with  make clean ; make linux26 ; make install

(4) ztmonitor has become my friend
the Ring sends the VU meter off the chart, but the voice is below half way.
I have tried changing the rxgain, txgain  but that doesn't improve 
much.  It raises the Volume and I can heard better.
But the "feedback" (What I hear of myself in my analog headset) is off
tone , too loud and poor

(5) ztspeed reports
Count: 254114  (Not sure if that is good or bad) ???

(6) zttest reports
--- Results after 474 passes ---
Best: 100.000000 -- Worst: 92.578125 -- Average: 99.713476

(7) I have even run ./fxotune
which generated /etc/fxotune.conf
3=3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
4=4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
Found
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+fxotune
But the -d -b 3 doesn't work only -i and -s are allowed.


PROBLEM
The Call tone has a tin can sound  (too much highs and not enough lows, 
for those with musical backgrounds)
The Volume has improved. It did sound like I was talking behind my hand 
in front of my mouth, but not anymore.

The is a static HISSS that randomly comes and goes and gets so loud that 
it drowns out whatever the calling party is trying to say.
It can be heard on both ends but very Loud on the FXS connected phone

Any Ideas What I can try next

Thanks All

Barry

Alexander Lopez

2006-Oct-02 15:17 UTC

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[asterisk-users] Call Quality / Echo / Problems

Try running the echo test from both the house side and the co (outside)
side.  That will let us know where the problem is.

Post results.

Alex

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Barry Fawthrop
> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 6:46 AM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: [asterisk-users] Call Quality / Echo / Problems
> 
> Hi all
> I'm having a problem getting usable quality from my Asterisk setup.
> 
> *SETUP*
> 2 Ghz PC with 1 GB Ram with TDM 400p 1 x FXS to route to analog phones
> in the house and 2 x FXO to receive calls and in the future faxes.
> Gentoo Linux
> 
> 
> Here is what I've done so far
> (1) Moved theTDM 400p (FXS,   , FXO, FXO) to it's own interrupt (It
was> sharing in the past)
> cat /proc/interrupts
>            CPU0
>   0:   10236724          XT-PIC  timer
>   1:        486          XT-PIC  i8042
>   2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
>   5:   40694267          XT-PIC  wctdm    <=============>  10:    
196233          XT-PIC  eth0
>  12:        225          XT-PIC  i8042
>  14:     247177          XT-PIC  ide0
>  15:         26          XT-PIC  ide1
> NMI:          0
> LOC:          0
> ERR:          0
> MIS:          0
> 
> (2) I'm running the latest kernel
>  uname -r
> 2.6.17-
> 
> (3) I am running the latest Asterisk
> Asterisk-1.2.12.1   Libpri-1.2.3  zaptel-1.2.8
> I compiled Zaptel with  make clean ; make linux26 ; make install
> 
> (4) ztmonitor has become my friend
> the Ring sends the VU meter off the chart, but the voice is below half
> way.
> I have tried changing the rxgain, txgain  but that doesn't improve
> much.  It raises the Volume and I can heard better.
> But the "feedback" (What I hear of myself in my analog headset)
is off
> tone , too loud and poor
> 
> (5) ztspeed reports
> Count: 254114  (Not sure if that is good or bad) ???
> 
> (6) zttest reports
> --- Results after 474 passes ---
> Best: 100.000000 -- Worst: 92.578125 -- Average: 99.713476
> 
> (7) I have even run ./fxotune
> which generated /etc/fxotune.conf
> 3=3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
> 4=4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
> Found
> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+fxotune
> But the -d -b 3 doesn't work only -i and -s are allowed.
> 
> 
> PROBLEM
> The Call tone has a tin can sound  (too much highs and not enough
lows,> for those with musical backgrounds)
> The Volume has improved. It did sound like I was talking behind my
hand> in front of my mouth, but not anymore.
> 
> The is a static HISSS that randomly comes and goes and gets so loud
that> it drowns out whatever the calling party is trying to say.
> It can be heard on both ends but very Loud on the FXS connected phone
> 
> Any Ideas What I can try next
> 
> Thanks All
> 
> Barry
> 
> 
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