"Chris Blunt" <chris_blunt@despammed.com> wrote in message
news:10bpd1l8ffp6f6440ce7mc4di7mivjsdvq@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 07:38:48 +0100, "Stephane M" <Stephane@M.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >I have a slow ADSL... (512kb/s) however, I can see that if I make a VoIP
> >phone call AND if I download a file at the same time, I have some trouble
> >with my communication. (Not really suprising ... :-(
> >
> >- Do you think that this desappear with quicker broadband ?
> >- Or is there a trick to keep a good communication when somebody else is
> >downloading at the same time on the network ??
>
> There is a trick, and the trick is known as QoS (Quality of Service).
>
> QoS is a facility available on some routers and it provides a method
> of giving your VoIP traffic higher priority than other connections so
> as to reduce the delays to it which result in interruptions to the
> voice signal. If you are doing a download at the same time as making a
> voice call, the download will be throttled back as necessary to
> maintain sufficient bandwidth for the voice traffic.
>
> You might want to check out this list of routers which are reported to
> support QoS.
>
> http://www.voip-info.org/tiki-index....e=VOIP+Routers
>
bewildering selection
Roman