IDEC™
Acoustic Echo Canceller
for TMS320C3x/'C4x
by DSP Software Engineering, Inc.

Software Overview

Integrated Dynamic Echo Cancellation (IDEC™, a PICTURETEL Technology) is a software solution for 
acoustic echo cancellation in audio/videoconferencing applications. It adaptively cancels acoustic 
echoes arising in hands-free teleconferencing, providing high-quality, full-duplex speech 
communications. IDEC employs patented techniques to eliminate switching, glitching and speech 
dropouts producing completely natural two-way conversation.
IDEC performance specifications are compatible with the ITU's G.167 series recommendations on echo 
cancellers for telephony.

Features and Benefits

•	Real full-duplex speakerphone communications
•	Audio processing bandwidth @ 8-kHz sample rate: 125–3625 Hz ±2 dB
•	Automatic training
•	Audio processing bandwidth @ 16-kHz sample rate: 125–7126 Hz ±2dB
•	Fast, continuous adaptation
•	Convergence rate of adaptation:
30 dB/sec
•	Operation at positive room acoustic gain
•	Adaptive (only) echo cancellation:
> 30 dB
•	Configurable for 3.5-kHz or 7-kHz operation
•	Total echo cancellation: 60 dB, maximum
•	Easily scalable sub-band architecture
•	Room acoustic gain: up to 10 dB, nominal

Processor and System Requirements

•	Devices supported: TMS320C3x, TMS320C4x
•	Algorithm category: Telecommunications
•	Requirements:
All memory requirements are in units of 32-bit words. The MIPS ratings presented require the listed 
amounts of on-chip, zero-wait-state program and data memory, a processing frame size of 4 ms, and 
an 128-ms echo length.
Function
Avg MIPS
Chip RAM
Data
Program
8-kHz operation
< 7.2
2.0 k
< 18.0 k
< 5.0 k
16-kHz operation
< 10.0
2.0 k
< 18.0 k
< 5.0 k

User Functions

The IDEC implementation consists of one C-callable function that performs echo-cancellation 
operation. IDEC interfaces with arrays of 16-bit linear PCM samples.
IDEC
IDEC_create (...)
Dynamically allocates and initializes data memory for canceller
IDEC_delete (...)
Frees canceller's usage of dynamically-allocated data memory
IDEC_process (...)
Inputs are TX and RX PCM to/from codec, output is echo-cancelled RX PCM

Algorithm Verification

•	Call DSPSE for verification details

Availability

•	Source and object code currently available for licensing.

Company Background and Contact Information

DSP Software Engineering, Inc (DSPSE), founded in 1989, is a leading provider of highly-complex 
digital-signal-processing software used in telecommunications and multimedia applications such as 
computer telephony, digital wireless, PSTN, and satellite communications, and videoconferencing. 
DSPSE sells its products to OEMs and directly to manufacturers of telecommunications products. 
DSPSE provides the complete solution to your DSP needs with DSP solution software packages and 
individual DSP software component algorithms and expert service.
Contact:	DSP Software Engineering, Inc
		175 Middlesex Turnpike
		Bedford, MA 01730  USA
		(617) 275-3733
		Fax: (617) 275-4323
		e-mail:  info@dspse.com
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