Racal Data Communications Inc.

Chun C Lu

William J Miller

Jay P Jayapalan

Jack E Stephenson

A digital voice communication apparatus having improved echo suppression includes a transmission gain detection circuit for detecting a near talker signal and a receiver gain detection circuit for detecting a far talker signal. An echo detecting circuit detects which of the near talker and far talker signals has a lesser value and suppresses the gain of the one detected to have the lesser value. A far talker suppressing circuit detects whether the most recent peak gain in this near talker signal is greater than a threshold and is greater than the gain of the far talker signal. If this condition exists the far talker signal is suppressed. A near talker signal suppressing circuit detects whether the most recent gain of the far talker signal is greater than a threshold and is greater than the gain of the near talker signal. If so, the gain of the near talker signal is suppressed.

Digital voice transmission having improved echo suppression

A digital communication apparatus with improved echo suppression includes a circuit for detecting the gain of a far talker signal and a circuit for detecting the gain of a near talker signal. These gains are compared and echo suppression is accomplished by suppressing the lesser of the two gains.

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Chun C Lu