[Leaplist] VoIP and downloads

[Jason Boxman]

I am seriously considering a VoIP solution, but I am curious how people 
are handling large bulk transfers while simultaneously using the phone. 
  I know that tends to effect my SSH sessions, so it must have an effect 
on the UDP stream for VoIP in a similar fashion.

Dealing with traffic shaping for outbound is easy, since you control the 
queue.  For inbound traffic, it's more of a challenge, since you're 
essentially stuck indiscriminately dropping packets until the upstream 
system gets the message you want a slower stream...

Also, what's the minimum upstream bandwidth requirement for VoIP?  I 
have a 384Kbps DSL up currently.

Thoughts?


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