When evaluating the acoustic performance of hands-free communication devices,it is important to take into consideration the surroundings,as well as the acoustic influence of the head and body.In addition to traditional parameters for characterization of communication devices,such as frequency response,loudness and rectivity, it is necessary to determine transmission quality in the presence of background noise,switching,and echo cancelling,as these are known to have close correlation with the audio performance and perceived quality of the human voice of hands-free equipment。