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350-801 · Question #190

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator configures fax dial-peers on a Cisco IOS gateway and finds that faxes are not working correctly. Which change should be made to resolve this issue?

The correct answer is D. codec g711ulaw. To ensure proper fax operation on a Cisco IOS gateway, the dial-peer should be configured to use a G.711 codec, as it provides the necessary bandwidth and is compatible with T.38 fax relay or pass-through.

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Question

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator configures fax dial-peers on a Cisco IOS gateway and finds that faxes are not working correctly. Which change should be made to resolve this issue?

Exhibit

350-801 question #190 exhibit

Options

  • Acodec g723ar63
  • Bcodec g729br81
  • Ccodec g726r32
  • Dcodec g711ulaw

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    11% (3)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    82% (23)

Why each option

To ensure proper fax operation on a Cisco IOS gateway, the dial-peer should be configured to use a G.711 codec, as it provides the necessary bandwidth and is compatible with T.38 fax relay or pass-through.

Acodec g723ar63

G.723.1 is a low-bitrate codec unsuitable for fax transmission due to its high compression, which introduces artifacts that disrupt modem signals.

Bcodec g729br81

G.729 is a low-bitrate codec designed for voice, not fax, and its aggressive compression severely degrades fax signals.

Ccodec g726r32

G.726 is an ADPCM codec and, while better than G.729, is generally not as reliable as G.711 for fax pass-through or a T.38 fallback.

Dcodec g711ulawCorrect

For reliable fax transmission over IP, the G.711 codec (either ulaw or alaw) is strongly recommended for voice dial-peers that carry fax traffic, whether in pass-through mode or as the fallback for T.38 fax relay. G.711 provides the full 64 kbps bandwidth required for successful modem communication and prevents issues caused by compression algorithms of other codecs.

Concept tested: Fax over IP codec selection on IOS gateway

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/ios_voice_fax/configuration/guide/vv_config/vv_fax.html

Topics

#Fax over IP#Cisco IOS Gateway#Codecs#VoIP Troubleshooting

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