Internet telephone system with dynamically varying codec

A software method of choosing from a plurality of codecs in an Internet telephone system, said method comprising the steps of:

• sending a plurality of self-describing data packets in a voice data stream on a sending end;
• acquiring a voice quality measurement from said self-describing data packets received at a receiving end;
• and
• dynamically changing codec algorithms in response to said voice quality measurement on a packet-to-packet basis for each packet in said plurality of self-describing data packets for optimizing the voice quality of the information contained in each said packet.

A software system for choosing from a plurality of codecs in an Internet telephone system, comprising:

• a gateway server for receiving a plurality of self-describing data packets in a voice data stream on a receiving end;
• and
• a voice port in said gateway server for acquiring a voice quality measurement from said self-describing data packets received by said gateway server, and
• dynamically changing codec algorithms in response to said voice quality measurement on a packet-to-packet basis for each packet in said plurality of self-describing data packets for optimizing the voice quality of the information contained in each said packet.

A software system for choosing from a plurality of codecs in an Internet telephone system, comprising:

• a gateway server for receiving a plurality of self-describing data packets in a voice data stream on a receiving end;
• and
• a voice port in said gateway server for
• acquiring a voice quality measurement from said self-describing data packets received by said gateway server,
• comparing said voice quality measurement to a numerical baseline, and
• dynamically changing codec algorithms in response to said comparison of said voice quality measurement to said numerical baseline on a packet-to-packet basis for each packet in said plurality of self-describing data packets for optimizing the voice quality of the information contained in each said packet.

A software system for choosing from a plurality of codecs in an Internet telephone system, comprising:

• means for receiving a plurality of self-describing data packets in a voice data stream on a receiving end;
• means for acquiring a voice quality measurement from said self-describing data packets received at said receiving end;
• means for comparing said voice quality measurement to a numerical baseline;
• and
• means for dynamically changing codec algorithms in response to said comparison of said voice quality measurement to said numerical baseline on a packet-to-packet basis for each packet in said plurality of self-describing packets for optimizing the voice quality of the information contained in each said packet.