Is the 16kbps rate included in the ITU standard for G.722.1?
The 16Kbps rate is not part of the G.722.1 standard as defined by the ITU. Polycom signals the 16K rate in a proprietary way for H.323 and H.320. RFC 3047 does allow for non-standard rates and the 16K rate can be specified in a standard way for SIP. Polycom’s preference is that G.722.1 implementations enable the 16kbps rate, but this is not mandatory.