Adaptive Speech Streaming Based on Speech Quality Estimation and Artificial Bandwidth Extension for Voice over Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks
Jin Ah Kang,
Nam In Park,
Hong Kook Kim and
Seong Ro Lee
International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2015, vol. 11, issue 6, 395752
Abstract:
In this paper, an adaptive speech streaming method is proposed to improve the perceived speech quality (PSQ) of voice over wireless multimedia sensor network (WMSNs). First of all, the proposed method estimates the PSQ of the received speech data under different network conditions that are represented by the packet loss rates (PLRs). Simultaneously, the proposed method classifies the speech signal as either an onset or a nononset frame. Based on the estimated PSQ and the speech class, it determines an appropriate bit rate for the redundant speech data (RSD) that are transmitted with the primary speech data (PSD) to help reconstruct the speech signals of any lost frames. In particular, when the estimated PLR is high, the bit rate of the RSD should be increased by decreasing that of the PSD. Thus, the bandwidth of the PSD is changed from wideband to narrowband, and an artificial bandwidth extension technique is applied to the decoded narrowband speech. It is shown from the simulation that the proposed method significantly improves the decoded speech quality under packet loss conditions in a WMSN, compared to a decoder-based packet loss concealment method and a conventional redundant speech transmission method.
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1155/2015/395752
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