Apparatus and method for echo characterization of a communication channel
US5577116A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M9/082
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for echo characterization or measurement includes a frequency domain adaptive filter for converging a plurality of filter coefficients based upon transmit and receive frequency domain transforms. The frequency domain adaptive filter preferably determines least mean square differences between estimated receive frequency domain transforms and the respective corresponding actual receive frequency domain transforms. The apparatus also preferably includes an echo characterization output portion for generating an echo characterization value for the communications channel. The echo characterization value may be one or both of echo path loss and echo delay. The apparatus preferably includes a gain normalization portion operatively connected to the adaptive filter for generating normalized gains of respective filter coefficients based upon spectral power of the respective transmit frequency domain transforms. Moreover, the apparatus also preferably includes a gain normalization weighting portion operatively connected to the gain normalization portion for weighting the normalized gains based upon frequency. An associated method is also disclosed.
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