Performance analysis of an echo-cancellation arrangement that compensates for frequency offset in the far echo

Analytical and experimental results are presented for the performance of one echo canceller arrangement. It consists of a data-driven echo canceller having a so-called cross-coupled structure, which is followed by a rotator and a phase-locked loop (PLL). A cross-coupled echo canceller structure without a PLL is analyzed first. Expressions for speed of convergence and achievable echo-return-loss enhancement (ERLE) in the presence of frequency offset are derived. These results are compared in previously published results for a noncross-coupling echo canceller structure. Specifically, it is shown that the cross-coupled structure converges twice as fast as the noncross-coupled structure and provide an achievable ERLE that is about 6 dB better. The joint adaptation of the echo canceller and the PLL is then studied. It is shown that it is always possible to choose design parameters for the echo canceller which are consistent with adaptation requirements under double-talking conditions, provided that the PLL is properly engineered. The sensitivity of the performance of PLL to the power level of the far echo, as well as possible solutions to this problem, are discussed.<
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