Transmission of voice over a network
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a transmitter configured to transmit voice to at least one terminal over a network,an encoder configured to form first packets for transmitting voice,a control block configured to form second packets for transmitting control information and schedule the transmission of at least one of said second packets at a future time, anda voice activity detector configured to detect a voice period or a silence period,wherein the control block is configured to initiate the transmission of the at least one of said second packets upon detection of the start of the silence period instead of transmitting the at least one of said second packets at the future time.
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Abstract
A terminal, system and a method for transmitting voice from the terminal to at least one other terminal over a network. Voice is transmitted in first packets, and control information is transmitted in second packets. A bearer service is reserved from the network for transmission of the first and the second packets. In the terminal, voice activity is detected to determine whether there is voice or silence, wherein detected silence is used for transmitting at least one of the second packets.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit voice to at least one terminal over a network, an encoder configured to form first packets for transmitting voice, a control block configured to form second packets for transmitting control information and schedule the transmission of at least one of said second packets at a future time, and a voice activity detector configured to detect a voice period or a silence period, wherein the control block is configured to initiate the transmission of the at least one of said second packets upon detection of the start of the silence period instead of transmitting the at least one of said second packets at the future time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a terminal, at least one network configured to transmit voice from said terminal to at least one other terminal over said at least one network, the terminal comprising; an encoder configured to form first packets for transmitting voice, a control block configured to form second packets for transmitting control information and schedule the transmission of at least one of the second packets at a future time, the network comprising a bearer service configured to transmit said first and said second packets, the terminal comprising a voice activity detector configured to detect a voice period or a silence period, wherein the control block is configured to initiate the transmission of the at least one of said second packets upon detection of the start of the silence period instead of transmitting the at least one of said second packets at the future time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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means for transmitting voice to at least one terminal over a network, means for forming first packets for transmitting voice, means for forming second packets for transmitting control information, and for scheduling the transmission of at least one of said second packets at a future time, means for detecting a voice period or a silence period, and means for initiating the transmission of the at least one of said second packets upon detection of the start of the silence period instead of transmitting the at least one of said second packets at the future time. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method comprising:
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transmitting, by a transmitter, voice to at least one terminal over a network, forming, by an encoder, first packets for transmitting voice, forming, by a control block, second packets for transmitting control information, scheduling, by the control block, the transmission of at least one of said second packets at a future time, detecting, by a voice activity detector, voice activity to determine whether there is a voice period or a silence period, and initiating, by the control block, the transmission of the at least one of said second packets upon detection of the start of the silence period instead of transmitting the at least one of said second packets at the future time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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