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Understanding Packet Loss

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Bad Hardware: Internet network connections are made through a number of distinct hardware pieces, including modems, routers, and switches. Bad hardware, including an outdated firmware/software, a damaged ethernet cable, or a malfunctioning router, will quickly contribute to issues with call quality.

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

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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. Hardware address information (e.g., The cause of Jitter can be pinpointed to a number of reasons, some of which are: Misbehaving hardware. Hardware capacity on source/destination.

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What Is: Jitter

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Today, telecommunications traffic largely passes over a packet-switching network and very often over the public internet. Jitter happens when the RTP packet stream traverses the network (LAN, WAN, or Internet) because it has to share network capacity with other data. What is jitter?

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What Is: Jitter

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Nowadays, telecommunications traffic mostly passes over a packet-switching network and very often over the public internet. Jitter happens when the RTP packet stream traverses the network (LAN, WAN, or Internet) because it has to share network capacity with other data. Other notable causes: Misbehaving hardware. What is Jitter?

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The VoIP connection: Don’t be jittery with bad audio quality

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The ‘Jitterbug’ In telecommunications, jitter further refers to the variation in the latency/time delay of packets carrying voice or video data over a communications channel. Bad Hardware - Internet networks are usually made up of a few distinct parts of hardware, at least a modem and a router, and sometimes includes switches.

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