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 Low Complexity Communication Codec - LC3 Conformance Interoperability Test Software Release V1.0.9 2025/08/22

 (C) 2021 Copyright Ericsson AB and Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Foerderung
 der angewandten Forschung e.V. for its Fraunhofer IIS.

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 TEST SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
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This package contains the Conformance Interoperability Test Software for the Low Complexity Communication Codec LC3
as described in the LC3 Test Suite LC3.TS.p01.

The following structure outlines the content of this package:

    /LC3_Reference_Binary/LC3.exe                 : LC3 Fixed Point Reference binary for Windows 32-bit
    /LC3_Conformance_Interoperability_Script/     : LC3 conformance script (conformanceCheck.py) and helper files

Please refer to the respective Readme files for more information:

    /LC3_Reference_Binary/Readme.txt              : Readme for LC3 Reference Binary
    /LC3_Conformance_Interoperability_Script/     : Readme for LC3 Python Conformance Script
    

Changelog
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    - V.1.0.9 2025/08/22
        - Separated existing .cfg files into separate .cfg files to match exactly with the structure of the LC3.TS

    - V.1.0.8 2024/07/01
        - Fixed link to EBU SQAM test items in LC3 conformance script
        - Added new configuration file to cover LC3 HFP Superwideband configuration
        
    - V.1.0.7 2024/03/11
        - Added description on usage of gstPEAQ
        
    - V.1.0.6 2022/01/11
        - Added optional encoder-decoder chain tests to .cfg files

    - V.1.0.5 2021/10/01
        - Fixed uninitialized variables in rms.c (required for conformanceCheck.py)

    - V.1.0.4 2021/08/20
        - Fixes in conformanceCheck.py and configuration files
          see conformance script Readme for more information

    - V.1.0.3 2021/06/17
        - Corrected copyright header (removed software version number(s) from header and placed it below)
        - LC3.exe bitexact to V.1.0.2
          
    - V.1.0.2 2021/06/15
        - Updates on reference binary readme:
          removed obsolete RFU field from bitstream header description
    
    - V.1.0.1 2021/06/07
        - Updates on reference binary and readme:
          see binary readme for more information

    - V.1.0.0 2021/05/25
        - Initial Release
