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Multiple - Description PCM Speech Coding Examples

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Demonstration of Structured Dual Vector Quantizer PCM (SDVQ-PCM) Speech Coding

SDVQ-PCM A-law Speech Coder Examples

b
(bits/sample/channel

Both Channels Working

Only Channel 1 Working

Only Channel 2 Working

4

a4b.wav

a4x.wav

a4y.wav

5

a5b.wav

a5x.wav

a5y.wav

6

a6b.wav

a6x.wav

a6y.wav

 

A-law Lossy Channel Examples

Channel(s)

Speech Coder

Total Data Rate

 

1 Channel with randomly occurring 200 ms losses. Loss rate is 11%.

Conventional G.711 PCM

64 kbps

a80_11.wav

Conventional G.711 PCM with G.711 Appendix I PLC

64 kbps

a80_11_PLC.wav

2 Channels each with randomly occurring 200 ms losses. Loss rate for each channel is 11%.

SDVQ-PCM, b=4 bits/sample/channel

64 kbps

a4_11.wav

SDVQ-PCM, b=5 bits/sample/channel

80 kbps

a5_11.wav

SDVQ-PCM, b=6 bits/sample/channel

96 kbps

a6_11.wav

 

Conventional G.711 A-law PCM Speech Coder Examples

b
(bits/sample/channel

 

4.0

a40.wav

4.5

a45.wav

5.0

a50.wav

5.5

a55.wav

6.0

a60.wav

6.5

a65.wav

7.0

a70.wav

7.5

a75.wav

8.0

a80.wav

 

SDVQ-PCM µ-law Speech Coder Examples

b
(bits/sample/channel

Both Channels Working

Only Channel 1 Working

Only Channel 2 Working

4

u4b.wav

u4x.wav

u4y.wav

5

u5b.wav

u5x.wav

u5y.wav

6

u6b.wav

u6x.wav

u6y.wav

 

µ-law Lossy Channel Examples

Channel(s)

Speech Coder

Total Data Rate

 

1 Channel with randomly occurring 200 ms losses. Loss rate is 11%.

Conventional G.711 PCM

64 kbps

u80_11.wav

Conventional G.711 PCM with G.711 Appendix I PLC

64 kbps

u80_11_PLC.wav

2 Channels each with randomly occurring 200 ms losses. Loss rate for each channel is 11%.

SDVQ-PCM, b=4 bits/sample/channel

64 kbps

u4_11.wav

SDVQ-PCM, b=5 bits/sample/channel

80 kbps

u5_11.wav

SDVQ-PCM, b=6 bits/sample/channel

96 kbps

u6_11.wav

 

Conventional G.711 µ-law PCM Speech Coder Examples

b
(bits/sample/channel

 

4.0

u40.wav

4.5

u45.wav

5.0

u50.wav

5.5

u55.wav

6.0

u60.wav

6.5

u65.wav

7.0

u70.wav

7.5

u75.wav

8.0

u80.wav

 

Demonstration of Complementary Asymmetric Dual Vector Quantizer PCM (CAVQ-PCM) Speech Coding

CAVQ-PCM A-law Speech Coder Examples

b
(bits/sample/channel)

r
(aspect ratio)

Both Channels Working

Only Channel 1 Working

Only Channel 2 Working

4

1.0

a4_a_b.wav

a4_a_x.wav

a4_a_y.wav

4

3.6

a4_b_b.wav

a4_b_x.wav

a4_b_y.wav

4

6.8

a4_c_b.wav

a4_c_x.wav

a4_c_y.wav

4

10.5

a4_d_b.wav

a4_d_x.wav

a4_d_y.wav

5

1.0

a5_a_b.wav

a5_a_x.wav

a5_a_y.wav

5

4.0

a5_b_b.wav

a5_b_x.wav

a5_b_y.wav

5

9.0

a5_c_b.wav

a5_c_x.wav

a5_c_y.wav

6

1.0

a6_a_b.wav

a6_a_x.wav

a6_a_y.wav

6

2.0

a6_b_b.wav

a6_b_x.wav

a6_b_y.wav

6

9.0

a6_c_b.wav

a6_c_x.wav

a6_c_y.wav

 

CAVQ-PCM µ-law Speech Coder Examples

b
(bits/sample/channel)

r
(aspect ratio)

Both Channels Working

Only Channel 1 Working

Only Channel 2 Working

4

1.0

u4_a_b.wav

u4_a_x.wav

u4_a_y.wav

4

3.6

u4_b_b.wav

u4_b_x.wav

u4_b_y.wav

4

6.8

u4_c_b.wav

u4_c_x.wav

u4_c_y.wav

4

10.5

u4_d_b.wav

u4_d_x.wav

u4_d_y.wav

5

1.0

u5_a_b.wav

u5_a_x.wav

u5_a_y.wav

5

4.0

u5_b_b.wav

u5_b_x.wav

u5_b_y.wav

5

9.0

u5_c_b.wav

u5_c_x.wav

u5_c_y.wav

6

1.0

u6_a_b.wav

u6_a_x.wav

u6_a_y.wav

6

2.0

u6_b_b.wav

u6_b_x.wav

u6_b_y.wav

6

9.0

u6_c_b.wav

u6_c_x.wav

u6_c_y.wav