Subjective evaluation of speech compression codecs and other non-linear voice-path devices for telephony applications

International Journal of Speech Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 273-288

  Thorpe, Leigh A ^a  

^a NORTEL NETWORKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA COMPRESSION; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPEECH COMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

SPEECH COMPRESSION CODECS; SPEECH QUALITY;

SPEECH CODING;

EID: 0032650148     PISSN: 13812416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02108644     Document Type: Article

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