Parameter-based prediction of speech quality in listening context-towards a WB E-model

2010 2nd International Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience, QoMEX 2010 - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 182-187

  Raake, A ^a   Moller S ^a   Waltermann M ^a   Cote N ^a   Ramirez, J P ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Modeling; Speech communication; Technology assessment; Telephony

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH RESTRICTIONS; E-MODEL; LISTENING TESTS; MODEL COMPONENTS; MODELING; NARROW BANDS; PREDICTION PERFORMANCE; QUALITY IMPACT; SPEECH QUALITY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; TELEPHONE NETWORKS; TELEPHONY; TRANSMISSION ERROR; WIDE-BAND; WIDEBAND SPEECH;

CODING ERRORS; ERROR DETECTION; SPEECH CODING; SPEECH TRANSMISSION; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE CIRCUITS;

SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

EID: 77955762510     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/QOMEX.2010.5516264     Document Type: Conference Paper

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