Cisco lists G.711 (64 kbps) at 20 ms packetization (160-byte payload, 50 packets per second) as 87.2 kbps per call direction on Ethernet.

Checked 2026-09-24

Vendor
Cisco
Product
Cisco IOS voice
Subsystem
bandwidth calculation
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-24
Checked
2026-09-24

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Codec selection and bandwidth planning: source note bandwidth-codec-planning-cisco-g711-ethernet-bw. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/bandwidth-codec-planning-cisco-g711-ethernet-bw

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-bandwidth-codec-planning-cisco-g711-ethernet-bw,
  title  = {Codec selection and bandwidth planning: source note bandwidth-codec-planning-cisco-g711-ethernet-bw},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/bandwidth-codec-planning-cisco-g711-ethernet-bw},
  note   = {Source note bandwidth-codec-planning-cisco-g711-ethernet-bw, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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