CONTENTS

 1     Scope
 2     Normative references
 3     Definitions and abbreviations
        3.1     Definitions
        3.2     Abbreviations
 4     Sending Loudness Rating (SLR) and receiving Loudness Ratings (RLR)
 5     Sidetone Masking Rating (STMR) and Listener Sidetone Rating (LSTR)
 6     Sending and receiving frequency responses
 7     Noise characteristics at sending and receiving
 8     Distortion characteristics at sending and receiving
        8.1     Method 1 (Noise method)
                  8.1.1     Sending
                  8.1.2     Receiving
        8.2     Method 2 (Sinewave method)
                  8.2.1     Sending
                  8.2.2     Receiving
 9     Out-of-band signals
        9.1     Sending
        9.2     Receiving
10     Weighted Terminal Coupling Loss (TCLw)
11     Stability loss
12     Delay
13     Input versus output (amplitude) characteristics
Annex A - Variation of gain with input level
        A.1     Sending direction
        A.2     Receiving direction
Annex B - Objective measurement methods for testing
        B.1     Introduction
        B.2     Approaches for testing digital telephones
                  B.2.1     Direct digital processing approach
                  B.2.2     Codec approach
        B.3     Definition of 0 dB reference point
        B.4     Definition of interfaces
        B.5     Codec specification
                  B.5.1     Ideal codec
                  B.5.2     Reference codec
        B.6     Measurement of digital telephone transmission characteristics
                  B.6.1     Sending
                  B.6.2     Receiving
                  B.6.3     Sidetone
                  B.6.4     Terminal coupling loss
                  B.6.5     Stability
                  B.6.6     Delay
                  B.6.7     Input versus output (amplitude) characteristics
Annex C - Distortion allowances
Annex D - Test equipment requirements
        D.1     Electro-acoustic equipment
        D.2     Test signals
        D.3     Accuracy of test equipment
Appendix I -Bibliography