20. A computer readable medium having a program for transporting text in a real-time Internet Protocol (IP) media transport session, the program when executed comprising: receiving text signaling from a network or from a text generation device, the text signaling comprising tones representing text characters; identifying the text characters represented by the tones; formatting digital values representing the identified text characters into text packets while discarding other analog signaling characteristics from the tones; and sending the text packets over the same real-time IP media transport session used for transporting media packets without sending the discarded analog signaling characteristics from the analog tones.
20. A computer readable medium having a program for transporting text in a real-time Internet Protocol (IP) media transport session, the program when executed comprising: receiving text signaling from a network or from a text generation device, the text signaling comprising tones representing text characters; identifying the text characters represented by the tones; formatting digital values representing the identified text characters into text packets while discarding other analog signaling characteristics from the tones; and sending the text packets over the same real-time IP media transport session used for transporting media packets without sending the discarded analog signaling characteristics from the analog tones. 23. The computer readable medium according to claim 20 wherein the program when executed includes specifying, in a media-signaling session prior to sending the text packets, a character rate that controls a maximum rate that text characters can be transmitted in text packets during the real-time IP media transport session as a preventative against dropping of text packets.