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A communication integrated circuit, such as a full-duplex speakerphone circuit, includes a double-talk detector that operates in combination with an echo canceller. The echo canceller includes an adaptive filter with filter coefficients that are regularly adjusted to train to a received echo. The double-talk detector includes an ERLE detector for measuring the current ERLE of the echo canceller and a logic circuit for determining a best ERLE value over a plurality of measurements. The double-talk detector also includes a power estimator and noise estimator for determining a noise level. The noise level attained when the ERLE value is the best ERLE value is saved as a benchmark noise level. Filter coefficients of the echo canceller are updated or updating is blocked based on several considerations including a comparison of ERLE value to best ERLE value, the noise level in comparison to the benchmark noise level, whether the circuit is operating in half-duplex or full-duplex mode, and detection of a tone.

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