NDLI: A robust voice activity detector for wireless communications using soft computing

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Beritelli, F. Casale, S. Cavallaero, A.
Copyright Year	1983
Abstract	Discontinuous transmission based on speech/pause detection represents a valid solution to improve the spectral efficiency of new generation wireless communication systems. In this context, robust voice activity detection (VAD) algorithms are required, as traditional solutions present a high misclassification rate in the presence of the background noise typical of mobile environments. This paper presents a voice detection algorithm which is robust to noisy environments, thanks to a new methodology adopted for the matching process. More specifically, the VAD proposed is based on a pattern recognition approach in which the matching phase is performed by a set of six fuzzy rules, trained by means of a new hybrid learning tool. A series of objective tests performed on a large speech database, varying the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), the types of background noise, and the input signal level, showed that, as compared with the VAD standardized by ITU-T in Recommendation G.729 annex B, the fuzzy VAD, on average, achieves an improvement in reduction both of the activity factor of about 25% and of the clipping introduced of about 43%. Informal listening tests also confirm an improvement in the perceived speech quality.
Starting Page	1818
Ending Page	1829
Page Count	12
File Size	294490
File Format	PDF
ISSN	07338716
Volume Number	16
Issue Number	9
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1998-12-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Detectors Wireless communication Speech Noise robustness Background noise Testing Signal to noise ratio Context Detection algorithms Working environment noise
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Computer Networks and Communications Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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