An Objective Evaluation Methodology for Blind Bandwidth Extension

In this paper we introduce an objective evaluation methodology for Blind Bandwidth Extension (BBE) algorithms. The methodology combines an objective method, POLQA, with a bandwidth requirement, based on a frequency mask. We compare its results to subjective test data, and show that it gives consistent results across several bandwidth extension algorithms. Additionally, we show that our latest BBE algorithm achieves quality similar to AMR-WB at 8.85 kbps, using both subjective and objective evaluation methods.