This article is from the MPEG FAQ, by Frank Gadegast phade@cs.tu-berlin.de with numerous contributions by others.
An increasing number of applications benefit from the advanced features
of MPEG audio Layer-3. Here is a list of companies that currently sell
Layer-3 products. For further informations, please contact these companies
directly.
Layer-3 Codecs for Telecommunication:
- AETA, 361 Avenue du Gal de Gaulle (*)
F-92140 Clamart, France
Fax: +33-1-4136-1213 (Mr. Fric)
(*) products announced for 1995
- Dialog 4 System Engineering GmbH, Monreposstr. 57
D-71634 Ludwigsburg, Germany
Fax: +49-7141-22667 (Mr. Burkhardtsmaier)
- PKI Philips Kommunikations Industrie, Thurn-und-Taxis-Str. 14
D-90411 Nuernberg, Germany
Fax: +49-911-526-3795 (Mr. Konrad)
- Telos Systems, 2101 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114, USA
Fax: +1-216-241-4103 (Mr. Church)
Speech Announcement Systems:
- Meister Electronic GmbH, Koelner Str. 37
D-51149 Koeln, Germany
Fax: +49-2203-1701-30 (Mr. Seifert)
PC Cards (Hardware and/or Software):
- Dialog 4 System Engineering GmbH, Monreposstr. 57
D-71634 Ludwigsburg, Germany
Fax: +49-7141-22667 (Mr. Burkhardtsmaier)
- Proton Data, Marrensdamm 12 b
D-24944 Flensburg, Germany
Fax: +49-461-38169 (Mr. Nissen)
Layer-3-Decoder-Chips:
- ITT Intermetall GmbH, Hans-Bunte-Str. 19
D-79108 Freiburg, Germany
Fax: +49-761-517-2395 (Mrs. Mayer)
Layer-3 Shareware Encoder/Decoder:
- Mailbox System Nuernberg (MSN), Innerer Kleinreuther Weg 21
D-90408 Nuernberg, Germany
Fax: +49-911-9933661 (Mr. Hanft)
Shareware (version 1.50) is available for:
- IBM-PCs or Compatibles with MS-DOS:
L3ENC.EXE and L3DEC.EXE should work on practically
any PC with 386 type CPU or better. For the encoder, a
486DX33 or better is recommended.
On a 486DX2/66 the current shareware decoder performs in
1:3 real-time, and the shareware encoder in 1:14 real-time
(with stereo signals sampled with 44.1 kHz).
- Sun workstations:
On a SPARC station 10, the decoder works in real time, the
encoder performs in 1:5 real-time.
For more information, refer to chapter 6.
 
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