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  • WB AMR GBSS14.0

    Feature Parameter Description

    Issue 01

    Date 2012-04-28

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    WB AMR Contents

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    Contents

    1 Introduction to This Document ............................................................................................. 1-1

    1.1 Scope ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1

    1.2 Intended Audience......................................................................................................................... 1-1

    1.3 Change History .............................................................................................................................. 1-1

    2 Overview...................................................................................................................................... 2-1

    3 Technical Description .............................................................................................................. 3-1

    3.1 WB AMR Encoding and Decoding ................................................................................................ 3-1

    3.2 Speech Rate Adjustment ............................................................................................................... 3-1

    3.3 Rate Adjustment Threshold Adaptation ......................................................................................... 3-1

    3.4 Power Control ................................................................................................................................ 3-2

    3.5 TFO ............................................................................................................................................... 3-2

    3.6 WB AMR in A over IP Mode .......................................................................................................... 3-2

    3.7 Impact on KPIs .............................................................................................................................. 3-3

    4 Engineering Guidelines ........................................................................................................... 4-1

    5 Parameters.................................................................................................................................. 5-1

    6 Counters ...................................................................................................................................... 6-1

    7 Glossary ...................................................................................................................................... 7-1

    8 Reference Documents ............................................................................................................. 8-1

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    WB AMR 1 Introduction to This Document

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    1 Introduction to This Document

    1.1 Scope

    This document describes the WB AMR feature. It describes Wide Band Adaptive Multi Rate Codec (WB AMR) speech encoding/decoding, rate adjustment threshold adaptation, WB AMR power control, enabling Tandem Free Operation (TFO) and Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) in the case of WB AMR. (GBFD-115507 WB AMR)

    1.2 Intended Audience

    Users of this document are assumed to be familiar with GSM basics and have a working knowledge of GSM telecommunication.

    This document is intended for:

    Personnel working on Huawei GSM products or systems

    System operators who need a general understanding of this feature

    1.3 Change History

    This section provides information on the changes in different document versions.

    There are two types of changes, which are defined as follows:

    Feature change: refers to a change in the WB AMR feature of a specific product version.

    Editorial change: refers to a change in wording or the addition of information that was not described in the earlier version.

    Document Issues

    The document issues are as follows:

    01 (2012-04-28)

    Draft A (2012-02-15)

    01 (2012-04-28)

    This is the first release of GBSS14.0.

    Compared with issue draft A (2012-02-15) of GBSS14.0, issue 01 (2012-04-28) of GBSS14.0 has no change.

    Draft A (2012-02-15)

    This is a draft.

    Compared with issue 01 (2011-03-31) of GBSS13.0, Draft A (2012-02-15) of GBSS14.0 incorporates the changes described in the following table.

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    WB AMR 1 Introduction to This Document

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    Change Type

    Change Description Parameter Change

    Feature change

    Deleted the description for DTX. Deleted the following parameters:

    FRDLDTX

    FRULDTX

    HRDLDTX

    HRULDTX

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    WB AMR 2 Overview

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    2 Overview

    The sampling frequency of the traditional narrowband speech signals is 8 kHz, and the speech frequency ranges from 200 Hz to 3400 Hz. With the development of communication technologies, users have higher requirements for speech quality. The narrowband speech signals, however, cannot always meet users' requirements for speech quality. WB AMR is introduced to provide high-grade speech quality.

    The sampling frequency of WB AMR is 16 kHz, and the speech frequency ranges from 50 Hz to 7 kHz. Compared with AMR, WB AMR has wide high frequency extension and low frequency extension. Therefore, WB AMR can provide better speech quality.

    In the GSM system, WB AMR specifies five speech encoding rates. In addition, WB AMR occupies only full-rate channels.

    Currently, Huawei WB AMR supports only one Active Codec Set (ACS). The ACS contains three speech encoding rates: 6.60 kbit/s, 8.85 kbit/s, and 12.65 kbit/s. The BSC automatically selects an appropriate speech encoding rate from the ACS.

    Table 2-1 lists the speech encoding rates supported by WB AMR.

    Table 2-1 WB AMR speech encoding rates

    Encoding Rate WB AMR

    6.60 kbit/s

    8.85 kbit/s

    12.65 kbit/s

    15.85 kbit/s -

    23.85 kbit/s -

    NOTE

    -: not supported

    : supported

    WB AMR corresponds to full-rate speech version 5. That is, WB AMR is enabled only when VOICEVER is set to FULL_RATE_VER5. To enable WB AMR, the MSC must support full-rate speech version 5.

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    3 Technical Description

    3.1 WB AMR Encoding and Decoding

    Encoding

    The sampling frequency of the Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) code stream on the A interface is 8 kHz, whereas the sampling frequency of WB AMR is 16 kHz. WB AMR takes samples of the speech data before encoding it. In addition, WB AMR raises the sampling frequency of the PCM code stream that is decompressed according to the A-law or -law to 16 kHz before encoding it.

    Decoding

    After decoding, the sampling frequency of the PCM code stream is 16 kHz. The standard sampling frequency of the PCM code stream on the A interface, however, is 8 kHz. Therefore, the sampling frequency of the decoded PCM code stream needs to be decreased and compressed according to A-law or -law before being sent over the A interface.

    3.2 Speech Rate Adjustment

    WB AMR speech rate adjustment refers to the process in which the AMR codec mode of a call on a channel frequently changes to adapt to the variations of the interference level in the radio environment.

    Each WB AMR codec mode has an adjustment threshold, which is used to select the codec mode that best suits the C/I ratio of the interference level in the radio environment. The hysteresis is introduced to avoid the constant changes of the codec mode. The value of the threshold ranges from 0 to 63. Value 1 indicates 0.5 dB, and value 2 indicates 1 dB. The rest may be deduced by analogy. The value of the hysteresis ranges from 0 to 15. The hysteresis value complements the threshold.

    INITCDMDWB specifies the initial WB AMR codec mode used for a call.

    The speech rate adjustment policy of WB AMR is the same as the speech rate adjustment policy of AMR. For details, see AMR Feature Parameter Description.

    The parameters related to WB AMR speech rate adjustment are listed as follows:

    ULTHWB1

    ULHYSTWB1

    DLHYSTWB1

    DLTHWB1

    ULTHWB2

    ULHYSTWB2

    DLHYSTWB2

    DLTHWB2

    3.3 Rate Adjustment Threshold Adaptation

    The WB AMR rate adjustment threshold adaptation function enables the BSC to monitor the speech quality in real time and to adaptively modify the threshold parameters. Therefore, an appropriate WB AMR codec mode can always be selected for the call. For details, see AMR Feature Parameter Description.

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    WB AMR 3 Technical Description

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    3.4 Power Control

    The procedure of power control for WB AMR calls is similar to the procedure of power control for AMR calls. For details, see AMR Feature Parameter Description.

    3.5 TFO

    Due to the high sampling frequency, WB AMR can provide more spectrum information on speech signals. The spectrum information, however, is partially lost on the A interface due to the decrease of the sampling frequency to 8 kHz. This affects the quality of services provided by WB AMR.

    In A over TDM mode, the transcoder (TC) forcibly initiates TFO negotiation after a WB AMR call is set up, If both the calling and called MSs support TFO, TFO can be performed.

    The TFO Message is transmitted in fixed bit spacing on the A interface. Specifically, the TFO Message is used to replace the least significant bit in the first byte of every 16 PCM bytes. In this way, the impact on speech quality is reduced to a negligible level. Messages that are transmitted in fixed bit spacing can only be transmitted on a 16 kbit/s subchannel. The TFO Frame and TFO Message are transmitted without encoding or decoding. When the TFO Frame and TFO Message are transmitted over the A interface, the sampling frequency need not be decreased. In this way, the spectrum information on speech signals can be saved and the speech quality can be ensured. Figure 3-1 shows the working mechanism of TFO.

    Figure 3-1 Working mechanism of TFO

    BSC

    (TC)BTS MSC

    BSC

    (TC)BTS

    Endcoding DecodingSpeech compression

    PCM

    PC

    M

    Speech

    frameSpeech

    frame

    TFO TFODisable

    Tandem

    operation

    Disable

    Tandem

    operation

    Disable

    Tandem

    operation

    Disable

    Tandem

    operation

    The frame format used on the A interface is described as follows: The first six high bits carry the PCM frame, and the last two low bits carry the TFO Frame and TFO Message.

    After TFO is performed, the TC combines the 48 kbit/s PCM frame compressed according to A-law or -law with 16 kbit/s TFO Frame and TFO Message. The TC then sends the combined frame over the A interface to the MSC.

    In the downlink, the TC extracts the TFO Frame and TFO Message from the last two low bits, converts the TFO Frame and TFO Message to the TRAU frame, and sends the TRAU frame. The transmission of the TRAU frame does not involve decoding.

    For details on TFO negotiation, see TFO Feature Parameter Description.

    3.6 WB AMR in A over IP Mode

    In A over IP mode, the BSC does not perform encoding or decoding, and the Media Gateway (MGW) performs the functions of the TC. In this case, the BSS performs encoding and decoding only on channels.

    To enable WB AMR in A over IP mode that requires the support from the MSC or MGW, the CN must support Transcoder Free Operation (TrFO).

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    3.7 Impact on KPIs

    The encoding and decoding of WB AMR calls require a large number of resources. Therefore, when WB AMR is enabled, the number of speech paths supported by the BSC is reduced in A over TDM mode. In addition, like AMR, WB AMR also has an impact on the call drop rate, congestion rate, handover-related KPIs, and traffic volume. For details, see impact on KPIs in AMR Feature Parameter Description.

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    WB AMR 4 Engineering Guidelines

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    4 Engineering Guidelines

    WB AMR cannot be used together with Voice Quality Enhancement (VQE) or Enhanced Packet Loss Concealment (EPLC).

    The WB AMR feature requires support from MSs. Therefore, you are advised to enable the WB AMR feature in areas that have high penetration for WB AMR-capable MSs.

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    WB AMR 5 Parameters

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    5 Parameters

    Table 5-1 Parameter description

    Parameter ID

    NE MML Command Description

    INITCDMDWB

    BSC6900 SET GCELLCCAMR

    Meaning: Initial coding mode used for broadband AMR calls. The three values 0, 1 and 2 of this parameter respectively represent the lowest, low and highest coding rates in the ACS. This parameter does not take effect in A over IP mode. In A over IP mode, the TC is integrated into the UMG. The BSC6900 obtains the initial coding mode based on 3GPP TS 45.009 instead of parameter configuration.

    GUI Value Range: 0~2

    Actual Value Range: 0~2

    Default Value: 2

    Unit: None

    VOICEVER

    BSC6900 SET GCELLCCACCESS

    Meaning: Speech version supported by a cell.

    GUI Value Range: FULL_RATE_VER1(Full-rate VER 1), FULL_RATE_VER2(Full-rate VER 2), FULL_RATE_VER3(Full-rate VER 3), HALF_RATE_VER1(Half-rate VER 1), HALF_RATE_VER2(Half-rate VER 2), HALF_RATE_VER3(Half-rate VER 3), FULL_RATE_VER5(Full-rate VER 5)

    Actual Value Range: FULL_RATE_VER1, FULL_RATE_VER2, FULL_RATE_VER3, HALF_RATE_VER1, HALF_RATE_VER2, HALF_RATE_VER3, FULL_RATE_VER5

    Default Value: FULL_RATE_VER1-1&FULL_RATE_VER2-0&FULL_RATE_VER3-0&HALF_RATE_VER1-1&HALF_RATE_VER2-0&HALF_RATE_VER3-0&FULL_RATE_VER5-0

    Unit: None

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    WB AMR 6 Counters

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    6 Counters

    Table 6-1 Counter description

    Counter ID

    Counter Name Counter Description Feature ID

    1282411447

    CELL.INTRACEL.HO.REQ.TIMES.WBAMR.WB.NWB

    H3006A:Internal Intra-Cell Handover Requests (WBAMR) (WB-NWB)

    GBFD-115507

    1282411448

    CELL.INTRACEL.HO.REQ.TIMES.WBAMR.NWB.WB

    H3006B:Internal Intra-Cell Handover Requests (WBAMR) (NWB-WB)

    GBFD-115507

    1282411449

    CELL.INTRACELL.HO.CMD.TIMES.WBAMR.WB.NWB

    H3016A:Internal Intra-Cell Handover Commands (WBAMR) (WB-NWB)

    GBFD-115507

    1282411450

    CELL.INTRACELL.HO.CMD.TIMES.WBAMR.NWB.WB

    H3016B:Internal Intra-Cell Handover Commands (WBAMR) (NWB-WB)

    GBFD-115507

    1282411451

    CELL.INTRACELL.HO.FAIL.TIMES.WBAMR.WB.NWB

    H3026A:Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (WBAMR) (WB-NWB)

    GBFD-115507

    1282411452

    CELL.INTRACELL.HO.FAIL.TIMES.WBAMR.NWB.WB

    H3026B:Failed Internal Intra-Cell Handovers (WBAMR) (NWB-WB)

    GBFD-115507

    1282411478

    CALL.CELL.DROP.WBAMR.CALL.FAIL.TIMES

    M0121C:WBAMR Service Channel Call Drop Times

    GBFD-115507

    1282411479

    CELL.CALL.SPEECH.VER.5.REQ.TIMES.TCHF

    A0402D:Request Times Of Full Rate Speech Version 5

    GBFD-115507

    1282411481

    CELL.CALL.OCCUPY.SUCC.TIMES.TCHF.WBAMR

    A0409Q:WBAMR TCH Successful Call Occupancy Times (Service Channel)

    GBFD-115507

    1282411508

    CELL.ASS.CMP.TIMES.SPEECH.VER.5.NOT.INCLUDE.DR.TCHF

    A3113:Speech Version 5 Completed Assignments (Excluding Directed Retry) (TCHF)

    GBFD-115507

    1282411509

    CELL.ASS.CMP.TIMES.SPEECH.VER.5.DIRECT.RETRY.DR.TCHF

    A3114:Cell Assignment Complete Times of Speech Version 5 (Direct Retry) (TCHF)

    GBFD-115507

    1282423798

    CELL.INTRACELL.HO.SUCC.RATE.WBAMR.WB.TO.NWB

    TH3036A:Success Rate of Internal Intra-Cell Handover (WBAMR) (WB-NWB)

    GBFD-115507

    1282423799

    CELL.INTRACELL.HO.SUCC.RATE.WBAMR.NWB.TO.WB

    TH3036B:Success Rate of Internal Intra-Cell Handover

    GBFD-115507

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    WB AMR 6 Counters

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    Counter ID

    Counter Name Counter Description Feature ID

    (WBAMR) (NWB-WB)

    1282423817

    CELL.CHAN.BUSY.NUM.TCHF.WBAMR.TRAF.AVE

    AR3556C:Traffic Volume on WBAMR TCHFs

    GBFD-115507

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    WB AMR 7 Glossary

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    7 Glossary

    For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.

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    WB AMR 8 Reference Documents

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    8 Reference Documents

    [1] 3GPP TS 28.062 "Inband Tandem Free Operation (TFO) of speech codecs; Service description; Stage 3"

    [2] 3GPP TS 48.060 "In-band control of remote transcoders and rate adaptors for full rate traffic channels"

    [3] BSC6900 Feature List

    [4] BSC6900 Optional Feature Description

    [5] BSC6900 GSM Parameter Reference

    [6] BSC6900 GSM MML Command Reference

    [7] BSC6900 GSM Performance Counter Reference

    [8] AMR Feature Parameter Description

    [9] TFO Feature Parameter Description

    [10] Discontinuous Transmission and Discontinuous Reception Feature Parameter Description

    1 Introduction to This Document1.1 Scope1.2 Intended Audience1.3 Change HistoryDocument Issues01 (2012-04-28)Draft A (2012-02-15)

    2 OverviewTable 2-1 WB AMR speech encoding rates

    3 Technical Description3.1 WB AMR Encoding and DecodingEncodingDecoding

    3.2 Speech Rate Adjustment3.3 Rate Adjustment Threshold Adaptation3.4 Power Control3.5 TFOFigure 3-1 Working mechanism of TFO

    3.6 WB AMR in A over IP Mode3.7 Impact on KPIs

    4 Engineering Guidelines5 ParametersTable 5-1 Parameter description

    6 CountersTable 6-1 Counter description

    7 Glossary8 Reference Documents[1] 3GPP TS 28.062 "Inband Tandem Free Operation (TFO) of speech codecs; Service description; Stage 3"[2] 3GPP TS 48.060 "In-band control of remote transcoders and rate adaptors for full rate traffic channels"[3] BSC6900 Feature List[4] BSC6900 Optional Feature Description[5] BSC6900 GSM Parameter Reference[6] BSC6900 GSM MML Command Reference[7] BSC6900 GSM Performance Counter Reference[8] AMR Feature Parameter Description[9] TFO Feature Parameter Description[10] Discontinuous Transmission and Discontinuous Reception Feature Parameter Description