Split-Dimension Vector Quantization of Parcor Coefficients for Low Bit Rate Speech Coding

A novel split vector quantization (SVQ) scheme for low bit rate coding of speech signals is proposed. In this scheme, the LPC parameter vector, which is represented by PARCOR coefficients, is split into small-dimension subvectors, and each subvector is sequentially quantized according to a multistage structure that resembles a segmented lattice filter. The forward and backward prediction residuals in the segmented filter are coupled across VQ stages. The quantizer in each stage operates on the principle of minimizing the forward and backward prediction error energies similar to linear predictive analysis. Simulation results show that the new split VQ scheme can achieve transparent quantization of LPC parameters at 25 b/frame. © 1994 IEEE