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Digital circuit transmission device

US7546238B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 4, 2002
Grant dateJun 9, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/38
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital line transmission unit can carry out switching between speech codecs during the same call to achieve balance between making effective use of a line and a high sound quality without bringing about a feeling of discomfort in a user by the switching. It includes in an encoder a first speech codec 7 with a high sound quality and a high bit rate, a second speech codec 8 with a reasonable sound quality but a low bit rate. It carries out switching between these speech codecs in response to the control information an operation monitoring controller 4 obtains by making a decision as to the traffic volume of the bearer line 111. The switching between the speech codecs is made during a speech pause a speech burst detector 31 in a signal detector 3 detects in an input speech signal.

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