Communication terminal device, communication terminal receiving method, communication system and gateway

• US 20050207342A1
• Filed: 02/17/2005
• Published: 09/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Du, Wen, Tanabe, Shiro, Liu, Jing, Ma, Yuanchen, Niu, Zhisheng, Ikeda, Hiroki
• Application Number:
  US11/059,322
• Publication Number:
  US 20050207342A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/235
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS

Abstract

This invention provides a communication terminal device, a communication terminal receiving method, a communication system with the terminal device and a gateway which stabilize the time delay during VoIP communication and improve the voice quality. The invention comprises: a data packet unpacking unit; a receiving buffer; a decoding unit; a playing unit; and a central control unit. The central control unit comprises: a network state decision section for deciding whether the network is in a spike state according to the received data packets; a buffer adjusting section which predicts the subsequent data packets in one group of data packets when the network is decided to be in a normal state to adjusts the size of the buffer and predicts the subsequent data packets in one data packet when the network is decided to be in a spike state to enlarges the buffer.

Claims

1. A communication terminal device for use in IP telephone communication, comprising:

a data packet unpacking unit for unpacking the received data packets containing the voice information;

a receiving buffer for storing the unpacked data packets;

a decoding unit for decoding the data packets saved in the receiving buffer;

a playing unit for playing the voice information after the decoding unit decodes it; and

a central control unit for controlling the data packet unpacking unit, the receiving buffer and the playing unit, wherein the central control unit comprises;

a network state decision section for deciding whether the network is in a spike state according to the received data packets; and

a buffer adjusting section, which predicts the sequent data packets in one group of data packet when the network is decided to be in a normal state to adjust the size of buffer, and predicts the sequent data packets in one data packet when the network is decided to be in a spike state to enlarge the buffer.

2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the decision of network state means that the network is decided to be in a spike state when the time delay of data packets received by the data packet unpacking unit is larger than the preset first lower limit value of the delayed time of data packets.

3. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the decision of network state means that the network is decided to be in a spike state when the time interval of data packets received by the data packet unpacking unit is larger than the preset first lower limit value of the time delay of data packets.

4. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the decision of network state means that the network is decided to be in a normal state when the number of data packets stored in the receiving buffer is less than the preset first lower limit value, and the network is decided to be in a normal state when the number of data packets stored in the receiving buffer is larger than the second lower limit value which is higher than the first lower limit value.

5. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the buffer enlarging means that the central control unit inserts dummy packets to the receiving buffer from the head of the queue when the network state decision section decides that the network is in a spike state.

6. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the buffer enlarging means that the central control unit inserts dummy packets at the position of VAD packet in the buffer when the network state decision section decides that the network is in a spike state.

7. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the one group of data packet unit means a talk spurt.

8. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the sequent data packets are predicted with NLMS algorithm when the network is decided to be in a spike state.

9. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein VAD data packet in the buffer is deleted when the number of data packets in the buffer is larger than the preset upper limit value.

10. A method of receiving IP telephone data, comprising the steps of:

deciding whether the network is in a spike state according to the received data packets; and

predicting the sequent data packets in one group of data packet when the network is decided to be in a normal state to adjust the size of the buffer, and predicting the sequent data packets in one data packet when the network is decided to be in a spike state to enlarge the buffer.

11. The receiving method according to claim 10, wherein the buffer enlarging includes the central control unit inserting dummy packets to the receiving buffer from the head of the queue when the network state decision section decides that the network is in a spike state.

12. A gateway connected between a router and a telephone for use in IP telephone communication, comprising:

a data packet unpacking unit for unpacking the received data packets containing the voice information;

a receiving buffer for storing the unpacked data packets;

a decoding unit for decoding the data packets saved in the receiving buffer;

a playing unit for playing the voice information after the decoding unit decodes it; and

a central control unit for controlling the data packet unpacking unit, the receiving buffer and the playing unit, wherein the central control unit comprises;

a network state decision section for deciding whether the network is in a spike state according to the received data packets; and

a buffer adjusting section, which predicts the sequent data packets in one group of data packet when the network is decided to be in a normal state to adjust size of the buffer, and predicts the sequent data packets in one data packet when the network is decided to be in a spike state to enlarge the buffer.

13. A communication system for use in IP telephone communication, comprising:

a sending device, a receiving device and a router which connects the sending device with the receiving device via internet, the receiving device comprises;

a data packet unpacking unit for unpacking the received packets containing the voice information;

a receiving buffer for storing the unpacked data packets;

a decoding unit for decoding the data packets saved in the receiving buffer;

a playing unit for playing the voice information after the decoding unit decodes it; and

a central control unit for controlling the data packet unpacking unit, the receiving buffer and the playing unit, wherein the central control unit comprises;

a network state decision section for deciding whether the network is in a spike state according to the received data packets; and

a buffer adjusting section, which predicts the sequent data packets in one group of data packet when the network is decided to be in a normal state to adjust the size of buffer, and predicts the sequent data packets in one data packet when the network is decided to be in a spike state to enlarge the buffer.