CONTENTS

�1���� Scope�
�2���� References�
�3���� Definitions��
�4���� Abbreviations and acronyms��������
�5���� Conventions�����
�6���� Basic planning principle����
�7���� The impairment factor method������
�8���� Equipment impairment factor, Ie���
�9���� Quantization distortion unit (qdu)��
Appendix I � Provisional planning values for the equipment impairment factor, Ie, and packet‑loss robustness factor, Bpl����
Appendix II � Considerations concerning the advantage factor A����
������ II.1���� Introduction�����������
������ II.2���� Components of user expectation�����
Appendix III � Guidelines regarding individual transmission impairment parameters other than qdu and equipment impairment factor, Ie����
����� III.1���� Attenuation distortion���������
����� III.2���� Group delay distortion��������
����� III.3���� Talker echo�����������
����� III.4���� One-way transmission time�
����� III.5���� Effect of random bit errors�
����� III.6���� Effect of burst errors����������
����� III.7���� Effect of syllable speech clipping�����
Appendix IV � Provisional planning values for the wideband equipment impairment factor, Ie,wb����
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