Brix Launches Self-Service VoIP Quality Testing Site

Brix Networks has launched TestYourVoIP.com -- a free, self-service, VoIP quality testing portal that enables users to independently measure the quality of their VoIP connections via a quick, user-initiated test call.


The site is powered by the Brix System VoIP performance management solution, which consists of distributed hardware test points, called Verifiers, that communicate with, and are managed by, the BrixWorx central-site software application. The system tests signaling quality (signaling path performance), delivery quality (media transport performance), and call quality (overall call experience and voice clarity).


Visitors to TestYourVoIP.com execute a JAVA applet that initiates a test phone call using the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call-signaling protocol. Appliance-based Brix Verifiers emulate multi-line phones that answer these test calls and measure the quality of the "conversation." Verifiers are currently installed at locations in Boston and San Jose, with additional sites anticipated in the coming weeks.


Users are provided with a standard Mean Opinion Score (MOS) for call quality, as well as diagnostic latency, packet loss, and jitter metrics for each call. http://www.testyourvoip.com/