The sending part shall meet the following distortion requirements:
Distortion shall be measured between the MRP and the SS audio output (output of the reference speech decoder of the SS). The ratio of signal-to-total distortion power measured with the proper noise weighting (see Table 4 of ITU-T Recommendation G.223 [12]) shall be above the limits given in Table 7.
Limits for intermediate levels are found by drawing straight lines between the breaking points in Table 7 on a linear (dB signal level) - linear (dB ratio) scale.
Compliance of the sending distortion shall be checked by the test described in TS 26.132.
The receiving part between the SS audio input (input of the reference speech encoder of the SS) and the applicable acoustic measurement point (DRP with diffuse-field correction for handset and headset modes; free field correction for hands-free modes) shall meet the requirements in this clause at the nominal setting of the volume control:
The ratio of signal to total distortion power measured with the proper noise weighting (see Table 4 of ITU-T Recommendation G.223 [12]) shall be above the limits given in Table 8 when the sound pressure at the applicable acoustic measurement point is up to 10 dBPa. For a sound pressure ≥ 10 dBPa at the applicable acoustic measurement point there is no distortion requirement.
(*) For levels -40 and -45 dBm0 a lower signal-to-total distortion ratio may not be possible, and hence would not be regarded as a failing result. However, the obtained results would be reported.
Limits for intermediate levels are found by drawing straight lines between the breaking points in the Table on a linear (dB signal level) - linear (dB ratio) scale.
Compliance of the receiving distortion shall be checked by the appropriate test method in TS 26.132.
The sending part shall meet the following distortion requirements:
Distortion shall be measured at the output of the electrical reference interface. The ratio of signal-to-total distortion power measured with the proper noise weighting (see Table 4 of ITU-T Recommendation G.223 [12]) shall be above the limits given in Table 8a1 for electrical interface UE with analogue connection and Table 8a2 for electrical interface UE with digital connection.
Sending level
(dBm0 at at the output of the electrical reference interface)
Sending Ratio (dB)
-6
30
-11
35
-16
35
-21
33
-26
30
-31
27
Limits for intermediate levels are found by drawing straight lines between the breaking points in Table 8a1 and Table 8a2 on a linear (dB signal level) - linear (dB ratio) scale.
Compliance of the sending distortion shall be checked by the test described in TS 26.132.
The receiving part between the SS audio input (input of the reference speech encoder of the SS) and applicable electric measurement point (input to the electrical reference interface) shall meet the requirements in this clause at the nominal setting of the volume control:
The ratio of signal to total distortion power measured with the proper noise weighting (see Table 4 of ITU-T Recommendation G.223 [12]) shall be above the limits given in Table 8b.
(*) For levels -40 and -45 dBm0 a lower signal-to-total distortion ratio may not be possible, and hence would not be regarded as a failing result. However, the obtained results would be reported.
Limits for intermediate levels are found by drawing straight lines between the breaking points in the Table 8b on a linear (dB signal level) - linear (dB ratio) scale.
Compliance of the receiving distortion shall be checked by the appropriate test method in TS 26.132.
Information about additional parameters relevant to speech quality, e.g., for terminals where signal processing is used, can be found in ITU-T Recommendations P.340, P.501 and P.502.
For sending, in handset mode, the UE shall reduce the ambient noise picked up by the microphone(s) without significantly degrading the quality of the speech signal.