Table of Contents
1Introduction
2References
3Definitions
4Abbreviationsandacronyms
5Conventions
6Echocontrolintelecommunicationnetworks
6.1Echocontroldevices
6.2GeneralechocontrolconsiderationsfromaPSTNperspective
6.3Additionalechocontrolconsiderationsfromtheperspective
ofinterconnectednetworks(e.g.,privatenetworks,
theInternet)
6.4Application-relatedechocontrolconsiderations
6.5Voicebanddatamodemconstraints
7Applicationrulesandoperationalconstraints
7.1Publicnetworktransmissionplanning
7.2Delayconsiderations
7.3Provisioningoftheecho-pathcapacityandecho-path
characteristics
7.4Echocancellertransmissionplanningformultiple
interconnectednetworks(e.g.,public,private,Internet)
8Networkandserviceevolutionaryconsiderations
8.1Bittransparencyofechocancellers
8.2Non-linearitiesandtime-varianteffectsintheechopath
8.3Lowbit-ratecodingbetweentandemcancellers
8.4Tandemingofechocancellers
8.5Convergencespeed
8.6Acousticechocontrolandenvironments
8.7Newcircuit-switchedservice
8.8Comfortnoise
9SpecialCMEnetworkingconsiderations
9.1Detailedinteraction
9.2Possiblesolutions
AppendixI-Echo-pathdispersiontime
I.1Echo-pathcharacteristicsfrommeasurementsinNorth
America
AppendixII-Multipletailcircuits
II.1Multipletailsinatypicalbridgedtelephonecall
(NorthAmerica) Abstract
Provides guidance for the transmission planning aspects in conjunction with the deployment of echo cancellers in the network.