Comparison of Human Speaker Identification of Known Voices Transmitted Through Narrowband and Wideband Communication Systems

Laura Fernandez Gallardo, Sebastian Moeller, Michael Wagner

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    Abstract

    The traditional Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is the primary platform for voice communications and is commonly limited to narrowband (NB). It has been shown, however, that wideband (WB) communications produce a higher quality speech signal compared to conventional NB. Additionally, the channel bandwidth plays a critical role in enabling speaker recognition since important voice features are widely distributed in the frequency domain. The goal of the present study is to determine the benefits on human speaker identification when the speech is transmitted through channels with different characteristics such as bandwidth and coding algorithms. Our results indicate that standard wideband transmission offers significant improvements over narrowband, allowing listeners to identify known speakers more precisely and faster
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationSprachkommunikation. Beitrage zur 10.ITG-Fachtagung
    Subtitle of host publicationSpeech Communication; 10. ITG Symposium
    EditorsT Fingscheidt, W Kellermann
    Place of PublicationBraunschweig, Germany
    PublisherIEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
    Pages1-4
    Number of pages4
    ISBN (Print)9783800734559
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    EventSpeech Communication; 10. ITG Symposium - Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
    Duration: 26 Sep 201228 Sep 2012

    Conference

    ConferenceSpeech Communication; 10. ITG Symposium
    Country/TerritoryGermany
    CityBraunschweig
    Period26/09/1228/09/12

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