diff --git a/sflphone-common/src/audio/Makefile.am b/sflphone-common/src/audio/Makefile.am
index 4e86ba6f5350dea43a11f00c62afb3845674b8e8..d6ad9388a83014b2bae79ce21cb6b44cc0897864 100644
--- a/sflphone-common/src/audio/Makefile.am
+++ b/sflphone-common/src/audio/Makefile.am
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ libaudio_la_SOURCES = \
 		audiolayer.cpp \
 		audiodevice.cpp \
 		samplerateconverter.cpp \
+		echocancel.cpp \
+		audioprocessing.cpp \
 		dcblocker.cpp \
 		$(SPEEX_SOURCES_CPP)
 
@@ -23,6 +25,9 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
 		audiodevice.h \
 		mainbuffer.h \
 	 	recordable.h \
+		algorithm.h \
+		echocancel.h \
+		audioprocessing.h \
 		dcblocker.h \
 		samplerateconverter.h
 
diff --git a/sflphone-common/src/audio/algorithm.h b/sflphone-common/src/audio/algorithm.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..09d4faebf664449c9d9935665348549a261019b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sflphone-common/src/audio/algorithm.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2008 2009 Savoir-Faire Linux inc.
+ *  Author: Alexandre Savard <alexandre.savard@savoirfairelinux.com>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *   Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "global.h"
+
+/**
+ * \class Algorithm
+ * 
+ * Abstract interface used to implement audio processing algorithm
+ */
+class Algorithm {
+
+ public:
+
+  /**
+   * Constructor for this class
+   */ 
+  Algorithm();
+
+  /**
+   * Class implementing this interface must define this function
+   * \param micData 
+   */
+  virtual void process(SFLDataFormat *micData, SFLDataFormat *spkrData, SFLDataFormat *outputData) = 0;
+
+};
diff --git a/sflphone-common/src/audio/audioprocessing.cpp b/sflphone-common/src/audio/audioprocessing.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9a325065ce33d51f39076514d45b25411e12cce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sflphone-common/src/audio/audioprocessing.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2008 2009 Savoir-Faire Linux inc.
+ *  Author: Alexandre Savard <alexandre.savard@savoirfairelinux.com>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *   Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+
+#include "audioprocessing.h"
+
+
+
+AudioProcessing::AudioProcessing(Algorithm *_algo) : _algorithm(_algo){} 
+
+
+AudioProcessing::~AudioProcessing(void){}
+
+
+void AudioProcessing::processAudio(SFLDataFormat *micData, SFLDataFormat *spkrData, SFLDataFormat *outputData) {
+
+  _algorithm->process(micData, spkrData, outputData);
+}
diff --git a/sflphone-common/src/audio/audioprocessing.h b/sflphone-common/src/audio/audioprocessing.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..13a89aa9cadd545d729671ef1efb425a911a69cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sflphone-common/src/audio/audioprocessing.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2008 2009 Savoir-Faire Linux inc.
+ *  Author: Alexandre Savard <alexandre.savard@savoirfairelinux.com>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *   Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "algorithm.h"
+
+/**
+ * Process audio buffers using specified at instantiation which may be 
+ * changed dynamically at runtime.
+ */
+class AudioProcessing {
+
+public:
+
+  /**
+   * The constructor for this class
+   */
+  AudioProcessing(Algorithm *_algo);
+
+  ~AudioProcessing(void);
+
+  /**
+   * Set a new algorithm to process audio. Algorithm must be a subclass of abstract class Algorithm
+   */
+  void setAlgorithm(Algorithm *_algo) { _algorithm = _algo; }
+
+  /**
+   * Process some audio data.
+   */
+  void processAudio(SFLDataFormat *micData, SFLDataFormat *spkrData, SFLDataFormat *outputData);
+
+private:
+
+  Algorithm *_algorithm;
+
+};
diff --git a/sflphone-common/src/audio/echocancel.cpp b/sflphone-common/src/audio/echocancel.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a1a2974514c992cd379e5e25afdd2ef57896015b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sflphone-common/src/audio/echocancel.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2008 2009 Savoir-Faire Linux inc.
+ *  Author: Alexandre Savard <alexandre.savard@savoirfairelinux.com>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *   Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "echocancel.h"
+
+
+EchoCancel::EchoCancel() {}
+
+EchoCancel::~EchoCancel() {}
+
+void EchoCancel::process(SFLDataFormat *micData, SFLDataFormat *spkrData, SFLDataFormat *outputData) {
+
+  
+}
diff --git a/sflphone-common/src/audio/echocancel.h b/sflphone-common/src/audio/echocancel.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3e0e0b7a6fa3b8c02821074a52e57c06bf6a10d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sflphone-common/src/audio/echocancel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2008 2009 Savoir-Faire Linux inc.
+ *  Author: Alexandre Savard <alexandre.savard@savoirfairelinux.com>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *   Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "audioprocessing.h"
+#include <speex/speex_echo.h>
+
+class EchoCancel : Algorithm {
+
+    EchoCancel();
+
+    ~EchoCancel();
+
+    /**
+     * Perform echo cancellation
+     * \param micData containing mixed echo and voice data
+     * \param spkrData containing far-end voice data to be sent to speakers
+     * \param outputData containing the processed data
+     */
+    virtual void process(SFLDataFormat *micData, SFLDataFormat *spkrData, SFLDataFormat *outputData);
+};