Method and apparatuses for improving quality of digitally encoded speech in the presence of interference

A method comprising:

• receiving a transmission packet having a plurality of bits, a first number of bits representing an encoded first portion of a signal encoded using a first encoding technique, and a second number of bits representing an encoded second portion of the signal encoded using a second encoding technique, the transmission packet having initial bits and remaining bits wherein the initial bits are the first number of bits and the remaining bits are the second number of bits, and wherein the initial bits are sufficient to establish a starting value of the signal at the beginning of the transmission packet;
• decoding the first number of bits in accordance with the first encoding technique;
• and
• decoding the second number of bits in accordance with the second encoding technique, wherein the first encoding technique is pulse code modulation and the second encoding technique is continuously variable slope delta modulation.

A machine-readable medium that provides executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• encoding a first portion of a signal using a first encoding technique, the first portion of the signal encoded as a first number of bits;
• encoding a second portion of the signal using a second encoding technique the second portion of the signal encoded as a second number of bits, wherein the first encoding technique is pulse code modulation and the second encoding technique is continuously variable slope delta modulation;
• and
• creating a transmission packet having initial bits and remaining bits wherein the initial bits are the first number of bits and the remaining bits are the second number of bits, and wherein the initial bits are sufficient to establish a starting value of the signal at the beginning of the transmission packet.

A machine-readable medium that provides executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• receiving a transmission packet having a plurality of bits, a first number of bits representing an encoded first portion of a signal encoded using a first encoding technique, and a second number of bits representing an encoded second portion of the signal encoded using a second encoding technique, the transmission packet having initial bits and remaining bits wherein the initial bits are the first number of bits and the remaining bits are the second number of bits, and wherein the initial bits are sufficient to establish a starting value of the signal at the beginning of the transmission packet;
• decoding the first number of bits in accordance with the first encoding technique;
• and
• decoding the second number of bits in accordance with the second encoding technique, wherein the first encoding technique is pulse code modulation and the second encoding technique is continuously variable slope delta modulation.

A method comprising:

• receiving a transmission packet having a plurality of bits, a first number of bits representing an encoded first portion of a signal encoded using a first encoding technique, and a second number of bits representing an encoded second portion of the signal encoded using a second encoding technique, the transmission packet having initial bits and remaining bits wherein the initial bits are the first number of bits and the remaining bits are the second number of bits, and wherein the initial bits are sufficient to establish a starting value of the signal at the beginning of the transmission packet;
• decoding the first number of bits in accordance with the first encoding technique;
• and
• decoding the second number of bits in accordance with the second encoding technique.

A machine-readable medium that provides executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• receiving a transmission packet having a plurality of bits, a first number of bits representing an encoded first portion of a signal encoded using a first encoding technique, and a second number of bits representing an encoded second portion of the signal encoded using a second encoding technique, the transmission packet having initial bits and remaining bits wherein the initial bits are the first number of bits and the remaining bits are the second number of bits, and wherein the initial bits are sufficient to establish a starting value of the signal at the beginning of the transmission packet;
• decoding the first number of bits in accordance with the first encoding technique;
• and
• decoding the second number of bits in accordance with the second encoding technique.