The MPEG-4 BSAC (Bit Sliced Arithmetic Coding) is a fine-grain scalable codec with layered structure which consists
of a single base-layer and several enhancement layers. The scalable functionality allows us to decode the subsets of a full
bitstream and to deliver audio contents adaptively under conditions of heterogeneous network and devices, and user
interaction. This bitrate scalability can be provided at the cost of high frequency components. It means that the decoded
output of BSAC sounds muffled as the transmitted layers become less and less due to deprived conditions of network
and devices. The goal of the proposed technology is to compensate the missing high frequency components, while
maintaining the fine grain scalability of BSAC. This paper describes the integration of SBR (Spectral Bandwidth
Replication) tool to existing MPEG-4 BSAC. Listening test results show that the sound quality of BSAC is improved
when the full bitstream is truncated for lower bitrates, and this quality is comparable to that of BSAC using SBR tool
without truncation at the same bitrate.
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