Full duplex voice path capture buffer with time stamp
First Claim
1. For use with a processor-controlled digital communication device adapted to process digitally encoded audio signals transported over a time division multiplex (TDM) communication path for assembly in accordance with a communication protocol, so that said audio signals may be transmitted over a digital communication link to a destination device, a method comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing a prescribed quantity of said digitally encoded audio signals; and
(b) coupling said prescribed quantity of digitally encoded audio signals to a signal waveform analysis operator, wherein said processor-controlled digital communication device is operative to perform echo cancellation and compression of said digitally encoded audio signals as received from said TDM communication path, and to couple compressed, echo cancellation-processed audio signals over said TDM communication path to a host processor of said processor-controlled digital communication device, said host processor storing said prescribed quantity of digitally encoded audio signals in accordance with step (a), and coupling said prescribed quantity of digitally encoded audio signals to said signal waveform analysis operator in accordance with step (b).
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Abstract
For diagnostic and trouble-shooting purposes, an audio/voice signal capture mechanism is adapted to be interfaced with a time division multiplexed (TDM) transport path-cascaded echo canceler and compression arrangement for an integrated access device (IAD). The audio/voice signal capture mechanism captures a ‘snapshot’ of the audio/voice signals by storing a prescribed number of seconds of audio/voice path signals transmitted in both directions through the IAD, and time stamping the captured audio/voice signals and associated signaling events of interest. In this way, the invention operates as a ‘virtual’ oscilloscope, as it is able to capture pertinent data for any voice call problem along with an associated time stamp event log.
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3 Claims
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1. For use with a processor-controlled digital communication device adapted to process digitally encoded audio signals transported over a time division multiplex (TDM) communication path for assembly in accordance with a communication protocol, so that said audio signals may be transmitted over a digital communication link to a destination device, a method comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing a prescribed quantity of said digitally encoded audio signals; and (b) coupling said prescribed quantity of digitally encoded audio signals to a signal waveform analysis operator, wherein said processor-controlled digital communication device is operative to perform echo cancellation and compression of said digitally encoded audio signals as received from said TDM communication path, and to couple compressed, echo cancellation-processed audio signals over said TDM communication path to a host processor of said processor-controlled digital communication device, said host processor storing said prescribed quantity of digitally encoded audio signals in accordance with step (a), and coupling said prescribed quantity of digitally encoded audio signals to said signal waveform analysis operator in accordance with step (b). - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A signal processing mechanism adapted for use with a processor-controlled digital communication device adapted to process digitally encoded audio signals transported over a time division multiplex (TDM) communication path for assembly in accordance with a communication protocol, so that said audio signals may be transmitted over a digital communication link to a destination device, said signal processing arrangement comprising:
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a memory which is operative to store a prescribed quantity of said digitally encoded audio signals; and a stored signal transport path which is operative to couple said prescribed quantity of digitally encoded audio signals to a signal waveform analysis operator, wherein said processor-controlled digital communication device is operative to perform echo cancellation and compression of said digitally encoded audio signals as received from said TDM communication path, and to couple compressed, echo cancellation-processed audio signals over said TDM communication path to a host processor of said processor-controlled digital communication device, said host processor being coupled with said memory storing said prescribed quantity of digitally encoded audio signals, and coupling said prescribed quantity of digitally encoded audio signals to said signal transport path for delivery to said signal waveform analysis operator.
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