Companding

 • What is companding ?

Companding refers to a technique for compressing and then expanding (or decompressing) an analog or digital signal. It is a combination of the words "compressing" and "expanding."

• Types of companding :

There are two types of companding

* A law Companding

μ-law companding

• Why is companding needed ?

Companding is a common technique for reducing the data rate of Audio signals by making the quantization level unequal. 

• Applications :

Companding is used in digital telephony systems, compressing before input to an Analog to digital converter, and then expanding after a digital to analog converter.

This method is also used in digital file formats for better signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at lower bit rates.

Companders are used in concert audio systems and in some noise reduction schemes.



Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Classification of mobile satellite communication