Kmita, Shane (2011) Echo cancellation in VoIP using digital adaptive filters. [USQ Project]
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Abstract
VoIP calls frequently suffer from echoes which degrade the quality of voice transmissions. Traditional methods of using adaptive filters to cancel line echoes over the public
switched telephone network are not as effective when applied to VoIP channels. This is because VoIP echo paths are generally longer due to longer network delays and
non-stationary due to dynamic de-jitter buffering. Also, non-linearities introduced by dropped packets and lossy signal compression algorithms can reduce the performance
of the adaptive filters. This project researched the theory of digital adaptive filter algorithms and their application to the echo cancellation problem in VoIP networks. A VoIP, adaptive echo cancellation (AEC) simulation was designed and then implemented in MATLAB. The simulation modeled an echo path which incorporated VoIP channel characteristics and room acoustic effects. The simulation was used to test the echo cancelling effectiveness of three different adaptive algorithm schemes: a normalised least mean squares (NLMS) filter, a NLMS filter in Dual-H configuration and a recursive least squares (RLS) filter. Echo cancellation performance was primarily determined by measuring the loudness of echoes before and after they enter the system (represented by an ERLE value). The Telecommunication Standardization Sector of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU-T) G.131 echo objection rate gives the recommended echo attenuation levels required by an echo canceller. The Dual-H NLMS AEC system designed in this project achieved an ERLE of approximately 35 dB during simulations in the VoIP environment which is above the ITU-T recommended level. This showed that satisfactory echo cancellation performance in a VoIP environment could be achieved by the use of this relatively simple AEC system.
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| Item Type: | USQ Project |
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| Refereed: | No |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Engineering and Surveying - Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
| Supervisors: | Leis, John |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Dec 2012 01:31 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Jul 2013 01:36 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | digital adaptive filters, echo cancellation |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 08 Information and Computing Sciences > 0805 Distributed Computing > 080503 Networking and Communications 10 Technology > 1005 Communications Technologies > 100503 Computer Communications Networks |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 46 INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES > 4606 Distributed computing and systems software > 460609 Networking and communications 40 ENGINEERING > 4006 Communications engineering > 400604 Network engineering |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/22548 |
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