HUAWEI BSC6000 Base Station Subsystem

BSS Feature Description 14 Acoustic Echo Cancellation

14 Acoustic Echo Cancellation

About This Chapter

14.1 Overview
This describes the characteristics of the Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC). AEC is used to
reduce or remove the acoustic echo reflected from the MS.
14.2 Availability
This lists the NEs and software required for the implementation of AEC.
14.3 Technical Description
This describes the processing procedure of the AEC, which eliminates the uplink acoustic echo
based on the voice signal features.
14.4 Implementation
This describes how to configure the AEC feature.
14.5 Maintenance Information
None.
14.6 References

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14.1 Overview
This describes the characteristics of the Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC). AEC is used to
reduce or remove the acoustic echo reflected from the MS.

Definition
Echo refers to the situation in which a calling party not only hears the voice from the called party
but also hears the voice of itself when the calling party makes a call to another MS or to a fixed
phone.

The acoustic isolation feature of some MSs does not comply with the GSM protocol
requirements. Therefore, the downlink voice generated by the receiver of the MS enters the
transmitter of the MS, mixes with the uplink voice, and then returns to the peer receiver. With
the delay of the wireless communication system, the acoustic echo is formed. The acoustic echo
exists only in the uplink speech.

Purposes
The AEC feature of the BSC is implemented by the DSP of the GDPUC. The DSP of the GDPUC
analyzes the uplink and downlink digital voice signals, searches the acoustic echoes in the uplink
voice, and suppresses the acoustic echoes.

Terms
Terms Definition

AEC back wastage Back wastage in the BSC—BTS—MS—BTS—BSC

acoustic echo loop

AEC pure delay Time length of the BSC—BTS—MS—BTS—BSC

voice loop

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronyms and Abbreviations Full Spelling

AEC Acoustic Echo Cancellation

14.2 Availability
This lists the NEs and software required for the implementation of AEC.

Network Elements Involved

Table 14-1 lists the NEs related to AEC.

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Table 14-1 NEs involved in AEC

MS BTS BSC MSC MGW SGSN GGSN HLR

- - √ - - - - -
NOTE
l -: not involved

l √: involved

Software Releases
Table 14-2 describes the versions of GBSS products that support the AEC.

Table 14-2 GBSS products and related versions

Product Version

BSC BSC6000 V900R003C01 and later

releases

14.3 Technical Description

This describes the processing procedure of the AEC, which eliminates the uplink acoustic echo
based on the voice signal features.
The processing procedure of the AEC is as follows:
1. The AEC checks the downlink voice signals and stores the features of the downlink voice
signals.
2. The AEC searches the stored features of the downlink voice signals based on the parameter
AEC Pure Delay. The AEC compares the features of the downlink voice signals with the
features of the uplink voice signals to determine whether acoustic echoes are in the uplink
voice signals.
l If no acoustic echo is in the uplink voice signals or the acoustic echo is much lighter
than the normal voice signals, the AEC does not process the uplink voice signals.
l If acoustic echoes exist in the uplink voice signals, see 3.
3. The AEC further analyzes the uplink voice signals based on the parameter AEC Back
Wastage. When there is downlink acoustic echo in the uplink voice signals or there is no
uplink voice signal, the AEC gradually attenuates the acoustic echo.

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CAUTION
l The echo generated in the call from an MS to a fixed phone is an electric echo; the echo
generated in the call from one MS to another MS is an acoustic echo.
l The AEC feature might cause discontinuous voice during a call when the two parties speak
at the same time. If there is no obvious acoustic echo in the network, Huawei suggests
disabling the feature.

14.4 Implementation
This describes how to configure the AEC feature.

14.4.1 Configuring Acoustic Echo Cancellation

This describes how to configure the AEC on the BSC6000 Local Maintenance Terminal.

14.4.1 Configuring Acoustic Echo Cancellation

This describes how to configure the AEC on the BSC6000 Local Maintenance Terminal.

Procedure
Step 1 Right-click a GDPUC on the BSC Device Panel of the BSC6000 Local Maintenance
Terminal and select Configure Board Attributes on the shortcut menu. A dialog box is
displayed, as shown in Figure 14-1.

Figure 14-1 Configuring the attributes of the GDPUC

Step 2 Click Next. A dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure 14-2.

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Figure 14-2 Configuring the AEC feature

Step 3 Select Configure All on the DSPTC tab page, and set the AEC switch to Open, as shown in
Figure 14-3. Adopt the defaulted values for other parameters.

Figure 14-3 Configuring the AEC switch

Step 4 Click Finish. The AEC is activated.

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Postrequisite
Feel whether the acoustic echo is eliminated and whether the call is normal.

14.5 Maintenance Information

None.

Alarms
None.

Counters
None.

14.6 References
None.

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