Title
Parametric Packet-Layer Model For Evaluation Audio Quality In Multimedia Streaming Services
Abstract
We propose a parametric packet-layer model for monitoring audio quality in multimedia streaming services such as Internet protocol television (IPTV). This model estimates audio quality of experience (QoE) on the basis of quality degradation due to coding and packet loss of an audio sequence. The input parameters of this model are audio bit rate, sampling rate, frame length, packet-loss frequency, and average burst length. Audio bit rate, packet-loss frequency, and average burst length are calculated from header information in received IP packets. For sampling rate, frame length, and audio codec type, the values or the names used in monitored services are input into this model directly. We performed a subjective listening test to examine the relationships between these input parameters and perceived audio quality. The codec used in this test was the Advanced Audio Codec-Low Complexity (AAC-LC), which is one of the international standards for audio coding. On the basis of the test results, we developed an audio quality evaluation model. The verification results indicate that audio quality estimated by the proposed model has a high correlation with perceived audio quality.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1587/transcom.E93.B.1359
IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS
Keywords
Field
DocType
audio, quality evaluation, parametric packet-layer model, multimedia streaming, IPTV, AAC
Audio codec,Speech coding,MPEG-4 Part 3,Adaptive Multi-Rate audio codec,Computer science,Sound quality,Audio signal flow,Audio normalization,Audio signal processing,Multimedia
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
E93B
6
0916-8516
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.56
1
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Noritsugu Egi1152.90
Takanori Hayashi230.56
Akira Takahashi3337.98