The optimization of parameters configuration for AMR codec in mobile networks

Author

Nan Ha ; Jing Wang ; Zesong Fei ; Wenzhi Li ; Tingting Yuan ; Runchuan Su ; Xiao Yang ; Xiaoqi Wang

Author_Institution

Sch. of Inf. & Electron., Beijing Inst. of Technol., Beijing, China

fYear

2013

fDate

14-16 Aug. 2013

Firstpage

194

Lastpage

199

Abstract

Although the pursuing of the data service diversity has become the mainstream, the speech quality is of vital importance for the network operator in the intensifying competition telecommunication market. The Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR) codec mode, which is one of the most significant techniques, is recommended by 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) for audio data compression. Many studies relevant to AMR codec, including the parameter configuration, have been progressed. However, most of them are studied by simulations. In this paper, the study of the configuration of Threshold (THR), Hysteria (HYST) and Initial Codec Mode (ICM) for AMR-FR and AMR-HR are implemented in the commercial network. Totally, 26 schemes are put forward and tested to obtain the optimization configuration, which will be used in the current network to improve the speech service quality.

Keywords

adaptive codes; codecs; mobile radio; 3GPP; 3rd generation partnership project; AMR-FR; AMR-HR; Hysteria; adaptive multirate codec; audio data compression; data service diversity; initial codec mode; mobile networks; network operator; parameters optimization; speech quality; speech service quality; telecommunication market; threshold configuration; Codecs; GSM; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Speech; Speech coding; Testing; AMR; HYST; ICM; THR; codec mode;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications and Networking in China (CHINACOM), 2013 8th International ICST Conference on

Conference_Location

Guilin

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ChinaCom.2013.6694590

Filename

6694590