| G.729-based embedded variable bit-rate coder: An 8-32 kbit/s scalable wideband coder bitstream interoperable with G.729 | |
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| Status | In force |
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| Year started | 2006 |
| Latest version | (03/13) March 2013 |
| Organization | ITU-T |
| Committee | ITU-T Study Group 16 |
| Related standards | G.711,G.729 |
| Domain | audio compression |
| License | Non-free |
| Website | https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-G.729.1 |
G.729.1 is an 8-32 kbit/sembedded speech and audiocodec providingbitstream interoperability withG.729, G.729 Annex A and G.729 Annex B.[1] Its official name isG.729-based embedded variablebit rate codec: An 8-32 kbit/s scalable wideband coder bitstream interoperable with G.729. It was introduced in 2006.[2]
This codec has been designed to provide better quality and more flexibility than the existingITU-TG.729 speech coding standard.G.729.1 is scalable in bit rate,acousticbandwidth and complexity.In addition it offers various encoder and decoder modes, including the support of both 8 and 16 kHz input/output sampling frequency, compatibility with G.729B, and reducedalgorithmic delay.The bitstream of G.729.1 is structured into 12 hierarchical layers.The first layer (or core layer) at 8kbit/s follows theG.729 format.The second layer (adds 4 kbit/s for a total of 12 kbit/s) is anarrowband enhancement layer. The third layer (2 kbit/s for a total of 14 kbit/s) is a bandwidth extension layer. Further layers (in 2 kbit/s steps) are wideband enhancement layers.The G.729.1 output bandwidth is 50–4000 Hz at 8 and12 kbit/s, and 50–7000 Hz from 14 to 32 kbit/s. G.729.1 is also known as G.729 Annex J and G.729EV where EV stands for Embedded Variable (bit rate).
The G.729.1 algorithm is based on a three-stage coding structure: embeddedcode-excited linear prediction (CELP) coding of the lower band (50–4000 Hz), parametric coding of the higher band (4000–7000 Hz) by Time-Domain Bandwidth Extension (TDBWE), and enhancement of the full band (50–7000 Hz) by a predictivetransform coding technique referred to astime-domain aliasing cancellation (TDAC) ormodified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) coding.[2]