APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NON-LINEAR PROCESSING IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:CA2247429C

    公开(公告)日:2002-01-01

    申请号:CA2247429

    申请日:1997-11-04

    Applicant: MOTOROLA INC

    Abstract: An improved non-linear processor used in echo cancellation eliminates a comfort noise source (214) and instead inputs a control signal (224) directl y into a noise suppression system (403). The noise suppression system (403) us es the control signal (224) to inhibit the iterative update of the background noise estimate when the control signal (224) is active, which prevents any residual echo from biasing the noise estimate provided by the noise suppression system (403). Additionally, the control signal (224) is used by a gain calculator (533) within the noise suppression system (403) to attenuate each frequency band to the maximum allowable amount plus the current residua l channel signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Depending on the implementation, the noise suppression system (403) models the background noise of either a user of the PSTN or a user of a mobile station.

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