On Fri 09 Feb at 03:16 Ian Smith (3:626/660{at}fidonet) wrote to Paul Wankadia:

 IS> stability and reliability between brands.  I'm still not 
 IS> sure whether V.34 was able to be completed without the use 
 IS> of any patented technologies requiring royalty payments to 
 IS> anyone, should one decide to build a V.34 modem in one's 
 IS> garage :)  .. Arthur?

AT&T and Rockwell (and probably others) have stated to the ITU-T that
they would license their (patented) intellectual property that was
incorporated in V.34, so I assume that their *is* patented technology in
V.34.

V.8bis and V.34 (1996) should go to the first stage of balloting in March
1996, so the formal ballot could be passed and the new Recommendations
formally approved in June/July 1996.

G.IEC (Improved Echo Canceller, following on from G.165) will be receiving
some attention also this year, especially after the work that Telstra and
others have done finding out how existing echo cancellers interact with the
V.34 handshaking process.

Les Brown and Jack Moran of Motorola ISG (and ITU-T Study Group 14
rapporteurs) have taken interest in the interaction between V.34 modems and
echo cancellers, which may see changes made to G.IEC, but not draft V.34
(1996) before their approval.

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