TRAU

Audio format converter

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Transcoder and Rate Adaptation Unit or TRAU, performs transcoding function for speech channels and RA (Rate Adaptation)[1][2][3] for data channels in the GSM network. The Transcoder/Rate Adaptation Unit (TRAU) is the data rate conversion unit. The PSTN/ISDN switch is a switch for 64 kbit/s voice. Current technology permits to decrease the bit-rate (in GSM radio interface it is 16 kbit/s for full rate and 8 kbit/s for half rate). Since MSC is basically a PSTN/ISDN switch its bit-rate is still 64 kbit/s. That is why a rate conversion is required in between the BSC and MSC...

Transcoding is the compression of speech data from 64 kbit/s to 13/12.2/6.5 kbit/s in case FR/EFR/HR (respectively) speech coding.

Rate adaptation without transcoding allows Tandem Free Operation (TFO), allowing the original encoded speech data to be carried in a 64 kbit/s channel. TFO offers benefits because transcoding can lead to a degradation of speech quality and requires computational resources.

## Brief explanation

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For an MS-to-MS call, the transmission path covers the radio access network (RAN) as well as the core network (CN). Since the transmission modes and coding standards are different for RAN and CN, speech data is converted/transcoded at the transition points from RAN to CN. This conversion is performed in the TRAU network element which connects RAN and CN.

16 kbit/s for FR (Full Rate), Redundancy (Channel Coding)= 9.8 kbit/s
=> Gross data rate after adding redundancy = 22.8 kbit/s
=> 12.2 kbit/s for EFR (Enhanced Full rate) => Gross data rate after adding redundancy = 11.4 kbit/s

## See also

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* Full Rate
* Half Rate
* Enhanced Full Rate
* Adaptive Multi-Rate

TRAU was also the term used for the frame format used in transport of the compressed bits from these speech coders.

## References

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1. ^ "3GPP TS 48.060 - In-band control of remote transcoders and rate adaptors for full rate traffic channels". 3GPP. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
2. ^ "3GPP TS 48.061 - In-band control of remote transcoders and rate adaptors for half rate traffic channels". 3GPP. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
3. ^ "3GPP TS 48.020 - Rate adaption on the Base Station System - Mobile-services Switching Centre (BSS - MSC) interface". 3GPP. Retrieved 2014-02-03.

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