scope:

The present document describes testing methodologies which can be used to objectively evaluate the performance of narrowband and wideband mobile terminals for speech communication in the presence of background noise.

Background noise is a problem in mostly all situations and conditions and needs to be taken into account in both, terminals and networks. The present document provides information about the testing methods applicable to objectively evaluate the speech quality of mobile terminals with AMR and AMR-WB codecs in the presence of background noise.

The present document includes:

• The method which is applicable to objectively determine the different parameters influencing the speech quality in the presence of background noise taking into account:

- the speech quality;

- the background noise transmission quality;

- the overall quality.

• The description of the adaptation of the test method described in EG 202 396-1 [i.2].

• The model results in comparison with the underlying subjective tests used for the retraining of the objective model.

• The model validation results.

The present document is to be used in conjunction with:

- EG 202 396-1 [i.2] which describes a recording and reproduction setup for realistic simulation of background noise scenarios in lab-type environments for the performance evaluation of terminals and communication systems.

- EG 202 396-2 [i.3] which describes the simulation of network impairments and how to simulate realistic transmission network scenarios and which contains the methodology and results of the subjective scoring for the data forming the basis of the present document.

- EG 202 396-3 [i.4] which describes the basic objective model underlying to the Model described in the present document.

- American English speech sentences as enclosed in the present document.