[VoiceOps] Maximum latency

[Carlos Alvarez]

"We're gonna need a bigger cable..."

Also, Ryan, good point about routes.  Their provider there says they will
optimize routes, and seems to be doing so.  On our side, they are very
stable.


On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 11:25 AM, Patrick Labbett <patrick.labbett at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Coil cable in a box until the desired delay is achieved.  (Reference from
> Flash Boys by Michael Lewis) :)
>
> On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 2:22 PM Carlos Alvarez <caalvarez at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Those are some excellent points, Ivan.  They do indeed transfer calls
>> regularly between agents in various US cities, so I assume the foreign ones
>> will also.  I'll have to ask.
>>
>> The US agents are on MPLS to us, 2-3ms at most.
>>
>> Also, my satellite phone seems to have around 700ms delay, which is quite
>> challenging.  I should try synthesizing 250ms for them and let them try
>> it.  Not sure how, but assume there's some open source out there to do it.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Ivan Kovacevic <
>> ivan.kovacevic at startelecom.ca> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> The reality is that you can’t get away from it. A private circuit may cut
>> it by 10% and provide more stable Jitter… but that’s it. So your client and
>> 500,000 other agents in the Philippines and India are in the same boat.
>>
>>
>>
>> Where latency gets really nasty and there is some scope to optimize is on
>> call transfers/conferences. Make sure there is never hairpinning through
>> the off-shore call centre. Or that call transfers or conferences have to
>> double up on the path. It will depend on where the media gateways for the
>> solution reside and whether you have any optimization when multiple call
>> legs are made through your service.
>>
>>
>>
>> Not sure if this helps…
>>
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Ivan Kovacevic
>>
>> Vice President, Client Services
>>
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>>
>>
>> *From:* VoiceOps [mailto:voiceops-bounces at voiceops.org] *On Behalf Of *Carlos
>> Alvarez
>> *Sent:* March 22, 2017 1:59 PM
>> *To:* voiceops at voiceops.org
>> *Subject:* [VoiceOps] Maximum latency
>>
>>
>>
>> One of our larger customers is about to launch a new call center in
>> Malaysia.  The connection there is fast, the trace looks surprisingly clean
>> and short, but latency is consistently at 239-245ms.  We've never knowingly
>> had a connection over 130ms.  Does anyone have experiences, good or bad,
>> with latency approaching a quarter second?  The jitter level seems fine, so
>> I believe they'll just have a delay but decent call quality.
>>
>>
>>
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