Echo canceller and method for controlling echo cancellation

摘要

An echo canceller is disclosed which is capable of disabling its echo cancelling function when other echo cancellers are connected in tandem in a communications network. A pattern is inserted by extracting bits from a receiving side pulse code modulation (PCM) signal bit stream and replacing them with a predetermined bit-pattern sequence. When the predetermined bit-pattern sequence is detected at a transmission side input PCM signal bit stream, the echo cancelling function is disabled.