6 Rec. ITU-T P.1140 (03/2017)
6 Test set-up and preparation
6.1 Test arrangement
The acoustical interface for the in-vehicle system (IVS) is realized by using an artificial head
or head and torso simulator (HATS) according to [ITU-T P.58]. The properties of the artificial head
shall conform to [ITU-T P.58] for send as well as for receive acoustical signals.
All IVS emergency call implementations are connected to a system simulator conforming to the
required transmission standard with an implemented, calibrated audio interface.
For narrowband mode in GSM networks, the full rate (FR) codec or adaptive multi-rate (AMR)
codec can be used. If the AMR codec is used, the bitrate of 12.2 kbit/s is used.
The settings of the system simulator shall be chosen so that the audio signal is not influenced by any
signal processing (e.g., DTX).
The test signals are fed electrically to the system simulator or acoustically to the artificial head.
The test arrangement is shown in Figure 6-1.
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4-wire
Tx
Test system
Air interface
POI
(Electrical interface)
System simulator
Speech
transcoder
Speech
transcoder
RF-interfaceRF-interface
Hands-free
signal
processing
IVS
Figure 6-1 – Test arrangement for emergency call IVS (see [ITU-T P.1100])
6.2 Test arrangement in a car
The transmission performance of car hands-free terminals is measured in a car cabin. In order to
simulate a realistic driving situation, background noise is inserted using a four-loudspeaker
arrangement with subwoofer, while measurements with background noise are conducted.
In Figure 6-2 the simulation arrangement is shown. More information on the test arrangement can
be found in [b-ETSI ES 202 396-1]. The source signal used is recorded by a measurement
microphone positioned close to the hands-free microphone. If possible, the output signal of the
hands-free microphone can be used directly. The recordings are conducted in a real car. The
loudspeaker arrangement is equalized and calibrated so that the power density spectrum measured
at the microphone position is equal to the recorded one. For equalization, either the measurement
microphone or the hands-free microphone used for recording is used. The maximum deviation of
the A-weighted sound pressure level shall be 1 dB. The third octave power density spectrum
between 100 Hz and 10 kHz shall not deviate more than 3 dB from the original spectrum. A
detailed description of the equalization procedure can be found in [b-ETSI ES 202 396-1].
For microphone arrays, distributed microphones or directional microphones a more sophisticated
background noise simulation technology is recommended. This method is based on a sound-field
simulation technique described in [b-ETSI TS 103 224]. Using this technology a more accurate
equalization can be performed and the sound-field generated can be reproduced correctly in
magnitude and phase up to a frequency of 2-3 kHz. A detailed description on the application of the