A dynamic rate adaptation algorithm using WB E-model for voice traffic over LTE network Duy-Huy Nguyen and Hang Nguyen Department of Wireless Network and Multimedia Services Institut Mines-Telecom, Telecom SudParis Samovar Laboratory, UMR 5157, CNRS, Evry, France fduy huy.nguyen,
[email protected] Abstract—This paper presents a dynamic adaptation algorithm When voice traffic is transmitted over LTE network, the of joint source-channel code rate for enhancing voice transmis- voice signal firstly is compressed at Application layer by sion over LTE network. In order to assess the speech quality, we AMR-WB codec, and then it is packetized into RTP payload. use the Wideband(WB) E-model. In this model, both end-to-end delay and packet loss are taken into account. The goal of this When this payload goes through each layer, it is packetized paper is to find out the best suboptimal solution for improving into the corresponding packet and the header is added. In order voice traffic over LTE network with some constraints on allowed to protect the voice packet when it is delivered over a noisy maximum end-to-end delay and allowed maximum packet loss. channel, some error correcting technologies are included. The The best suboptimal choice is channel code rate corresponding to Forward Error Correction (FEC) channel code is widely used each mode of the AMR-WB codec that minimizes redundant bits generated by channel coding with an acceptable MOS reduction. in LTE network for data channels is Turbo code. Channel Besides, this algorithm can be integrated with rate control in coding reduces Bit Error Rate (BER), so that the speech AMR-WB codec to offer the required mode of LTE network.