Assessment and Prediction of Speech Quality in Telecommunications

Sebastian Möller

ISBN 10: 1441949895 / ISBN 13: 9781441949899

Editore: Springer US Dez 2010, 2010

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The quality of a telecommunication voice service is largely inftuenced by the quality of the transmission system. Nevertheless, the analysis, synthesis and prediction of quality should take into account its multidimensional aspects. Quality can be regarded as a point where the perceived characteristics and the desired or expected ones meet. A schematic is presented which classifies different entities which contribute to the quality of a service, taking into account conversational, user as weIl as service related contributions. Starting from this concept, perceptively relevant constituents of speech communication quality are identified. The perceptive factors result from ele ments of the transmission configuration. A simulation model is developed and implemented which allows the most relevant parameters of traditional trans mission configurations to be manipulated, in real time and for the conversation situation. Inputs into the simulation are instrumentally measurable quality elements commonly used in transmission planning of telephone networks. A reduced set of these quality elements forms a basis for models which aim at predicting mouth-to-ear quality as it would be perceived by a user of the sys tem. These models are an important tool for the planner of telecommunication networks, as they allow the expected quality to be estimated in advance, even before the network has been set up. Two well-known models (the SUBMOD and the E-model) are analyzed in more detail, with an emphasis on the psy choacoustic and psychophysical backgrounds. 268 pp. Englisch.

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• Titolo: Assessment and Prediction of Speech Quality in Telecommunications
• Editore: Springer US Dez 2010
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1441949895
• ISBN 13: 9781441949899
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 235 L x 155 A x 15 P (millimetri) 235 millimetri di larghezza per 155 millimetri di altezza per 15 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 411 grammi

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The quality of a telecommunication voice service is largely inftuenced by the quality of the transmission system. Nevertheless, the analysis, synthesis and prediction of quality should take into account its multidimensional aspects. Quality can be regarded as a point where the perceived characteristics and the desired or expected ones meet. A schematic is presented which classifies different entities which contribute to the quality of a service, taking into account conversational, user as weIl as service related contributions. Starting from this concept, perceptively relevant constituents of speech communication quality are identified. The perceptive factors result from ele­ ments of the transmission configuration. A simulation model is developed and implemented which allows the most relevant parameters of traditional trans­ mission configurations to be manipulated, in real time and for the conversation situation. Inputs into the simulation are instrumentally measurable quality elements commonly used in transmission planning of telephone networks. A reduced set of these quality elements forms a basis for models which aim at predicting mouth-to-ear quality as it would be perceived by a user of the sys­ tem. These models are an important tool for the planner of telecommunication networks, as they allow the expected quality to be estimated in advance, even before the network has been set up. Two well-known models (the SUBMOD and the E-model) are analyzed in more detail, with an emphasis on the psy­ choacoustic and psychophysical backgrounds.

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Definitions and Abbreviations. Acknowledgements. Summary. 1. Introduction. 2. Considerations on Quality. 3. Factors Influencing the Quality of Service. 4. Quality Assessment in Telecommunications. 5. Models For Predicting Speech Comm. Quality and Service-Related Models. 6. Relations between Factors Governing the Quality of Service. 7. Quality of Prediction Models. 8. Final Discussion and Conclusions. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.