Echo canceler

An echo canceler for connection between a transmitter and a receiver of a bidirectional digital transmission device connected to a subscriber's line, for generating a pseudoecho from a signal to be transmitted and an error signal to cancel an echo that is reflected from the transmitter toward the receiver, said echo canceler comprising:

• frame pattern generating means for generating a frame pattern;
• frame pattern inserting means for inserting said frame pattern periodically into said signal to be transmitted;
• echo canceling means for generating a pseudoecho from said signal to be transmitted with said frame pattern inserted therein and an error signal;
• timing controlling means for extracting from a modified received signal a timing signal to control said frame pattern generating means, said frame pattern inserting means, and said echo canceling means and for outputting a phase signal indicating whether jitter of said timing signal is generated as a leading phase shift or a lagging phase shift;
• jitter echo canceling means for generating a pseudojitter echo from said error signal and said phase signal;
• first adding means for adding said pseudoecho to a received signal;
• second adding means for adding said pseudojitter echo to an output signal from said first adding means to output said modified received signal;
• and
• multiplying means for multiplying said modified received signal by a predetermined value to output said error signal;
• wherein
• said timing controlling means includes means for controlling said timing signal to cause the jitter thereof to be generated immediately after said frame pattern is inserted into said signal to be transmitted.