diff --git a/formats/Makefile b/formats/Makefile
index e615636022ec73230a69a9cc181fc1125cf81250..17a919542232cf22020a957b8acb6164daf88b06 100755
--- a/formats/Makefile
+++ b/formats/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 # the GNU General Public License
 #
 
-FORMAT_LIBS=format_g723.so format_wav.so format_mp3.so format_wav_gsm.so format_gsm.so format_vox.so format_pcm.so format_g729.so
+FORMAT_LIBS=format_g723.so format_wav.so format_mp3.so format_wav_gsm.so \
+	format_gsm.so format_vox.so format_pcm.so format_g729.so format_pcm_alaw.so
 FORMAT_LIBS+=format_jpeg.so
 
 GSMLIB=../codecs/gsm/lib/libgsm.a
diff --git a/formats/format_pcm_alaw.c b/formats/format_pcm_alaw.c
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c7e1ef74967db5d03c8117f2c9d1aff6d8773154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/formats/format_pcm_alaw.c
@@ -0,0 +1,418 @@
+/*
+ * Asterisk -- A telephony toolkit for Linux.
+ *
+ * Flat, binary, alaw PCM file format.
+ * 
+ * Copyright (C) 1999, Mark Spencer
+ *
+ * Mark Spencer <markster@linux-support.net>
+ *
+ * This program is free software, distributed under the terms of
+ * the GNU General Public License
+ */
+ 
+#include <asterisk/lock.h>
+#include <asterisk/channel.h>
+#include <asterisk/file.h>
+#include <asterisk/logger.h>
+#include <asterisk/sched.h>
+#include <asterisk/module.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/times.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <endian.h>
+
+#define BUF_SIZE 160		/* 160 samples */
+
+// #define REALTIME_WRITE
+
+struct ast_filestream {
+	void *reserved[AST_RESERVED_POINTERS];
+	/* Believe it or not, we must decode/recode to account for the
+	   weird MS format */
+	/* This is what a filestream means to us */
+	int fd; /* Descriptor */
+	struct ast_channel *owner;
+	struct ast_frame fr;				/* Frame information */
+	char waste[AST_FRIENDLY_OFFSET];	/* Buffer for sending frames, etc */
+	char empty;							/* Empty character */
+	unsigned char buf[BUF_SIZE];				/* Output Buffer */
+	int lasttimeout;
+	struct timeval last;
+#ifdef REALTIME_WRITE
+	unsigned long start_time;
+#endif
+	int adj;
+	struct ast_filestream *next;
+};
+
+
+static struct ast_filestream *glist = NULL;
+static pthread_mutex_t pcm_lock = AST_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+static int glistcnt = 0;
+
+static char *name = "alaw";
+static char *desc = "Raw aLaw 8khz PCM Audio support";
+static char *exts = "alaw|al";
+
+
+/* Returns time in msec since system boot. */
+static unsigned long get_time()
+{
+	struct tms buf;
+	clock_t cur;
+
+	cur = times( &buf );
+	if( cur < 0 )
+	{
+		ast_log( LOG_WARNING, "Cannot get current time\n" );
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return cur * 1000 / sysconf( _SC_CLK_TCK );
+}
+
+static struct ast_filestream *pcm_open(int fd)
+{
+	/* We don't have any header to read or anything really, but
+	   if we did, it would go here.  We also might want to check
+	   and be sure it's a valid file.  */
+	struct ast_filestream *tmp;
+	if ((tmp = malloc(sizeof(struct ast_filestream)))) {
+		memset(tmp, 0, sizeof(struct ast_filestream));
+		if (pthread_mutex_lock(&pcm_lock)) {
+			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to lock pcm list\n");
+			free(tmp);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		tmp->next = glist;
+		glist = tmp;
+		tmp->fd = fd;
+		tmp->owner = NULL;
+		tmp->fr.data = tmp->buf;
+		tmp->fr.frametype = AST_FRAME_VOICE;
+		tmp->fr.subclass = AST_FORMAT_ALAW;
+		/* datalen will vary for each frame */
+		tmp->fr.src = name;
+		tmp->fr.mallocd = 0;
+		tmp->lasttimeout = -1;
+#ifdef REALTIME_WRITE
+		tmp->start_time = get_time();
+#endif
+		glistcnt++;
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&pcm_lock);
+		ast_update_use_count();
+	}
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+static struct ast_filestream *pcm_rewrite(int fd, char *comment)
+{
+	/* We don't have any header to read or anything really, but
+	   if we did, it would go here.  We also might want to check
+	   and be sure it's a valid file.  */
+	struct ast_filestream *tmp;
+	if ((tmp = malloc(sizeof(struct ast_filestream)))) {
+		memset(tmp, 0, sizeof(struct ast_filestream));
+		if (pthread_mutex_lock(&pcm_lock)) {
+			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to lock pcm list\n");
+			free(tmp);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		tmp->next = glist;
+		glist = tmp;
+		tmp->fd = fd;
+		tmp->owner = NULL;
+		tmp->lasttimeout = -1;
+#ifdef REALTIME_WRITE
+		tmp->start_time = get_time();
+#endif
+		glistcnt++;
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&pcm_lock);
+		ast_update_use_count();
+	} else
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Out of memory\n");
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+static struct ast_frame *pcm_read(struct ast_filestream *s)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void pcm_close(struct ast_filestream *s)
+{
+	struct ast_filestream *tmp, *tmpl = NULL;
+	if (pthread_mutex_lock(&pcm_lock)) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to lock pcm list\n");
+		return;
+	}
+	tmp = glist;
+	while(tmp) {
+		if (tmp == s) {
+			if (tmpl)
+				tmpl->next = tmp->next;
+			else
+				glist = tmp->next;
+			break;
+		}
+		tmpl = tmp;
+		tmp = tmp->next;
+	}
+	glistcnt--;
+	if (s->owner) {
+		s->owner->stream = NULL;
+		if (s->owner->streamid > -1)
+			ast_sched_del(s->owner->sched, s->owner->streamid);
+		s->owner->streamid = -1;
+	}
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&pcm_lock);
+	ast_update_use_count();
+	if (!tmp) 
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Freeing a filestream we don't seem to own\n");
+	close(s->fd);
+	free(s);
+	s = NULL;
+}
+
+static int ast_read_callback(void *data)
+{
+	int retval = 0;
+	int res;
+	int delay;
+	struct ast_filestream *s = data;
+	struct timeval tv;
+	/* Send a frame from the file to the appropriate channel */
+
+	s->fr.frametype = AST_FRAME_VOICE;
+	s->fr.subclass = AST_FORMAT_ALAW;
+	s->fr.offset = AST_FRIENDLY_OFFSET;
+	s->fr.mallocd = 0;
+	s->fr.data = s->buf;
+	if ((res = read(s->fd, s->buf, BUF_SIZE)) < 1) {
+		if (res)
+			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Short read (%d) (%s)!\n", res, strerror(errno));
+		s->owner->streamid = -1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	s->fr.samples = res;
+	s->fr.datalen = res;
+	delay = s->fr.samples/8;
+	/* Lastly, process the frame */
+	if (ast_write(s->owner, &s->fr)) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Failed to write frame\n");
+		s->owner->streamid = -1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (s->last.tv_usec || s->last.tv_usec) {
+		int ms;
+		gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
+		ms = 1000 * (tv.tv_sec - s->last.tv_sec) + 
+			(tv.tv_usec - s->last.tv_usec) / 1000;
+		s->last.tv_sec = tv.tv_sec;
+		s->last.tv_usec = tv.tv_usec;
+		if ((ms - delay) * (ms - delay) > 4) {
+			/* Compensate if we're more than 2 ms off */
+			s->adj -= (ms - delay);
+		}
+#if 0
+		fprintf(stdout, "Delay is %d, adjustment is %d, last was %d\n", delay, s->adj, ms);
+#endif
+		delay += s->adj;
+		if (delay < 1)
+			delay = 1;
+	} else
+		gettimeofday(&s->last, NULL);
+	if (s->lasttimeout != delay) {
+		/* We'll install the next timeout now. */
+		s->owner->streamid = ast_sched_add(s->owner->sched,
+				delay, ast_read_callback, s); 
+		s->lasttimeout = delay;
+	} else {
+		/* Just come back again at the same time */
+		retval = -1;
+	}
+	return retval;
+}
+
+static int pcm_apply(struct ast_channel *c, struct ast_filestream *s)
+{
+	/* Select our owner for this stream, and get the ball rolling. */
+	s->owner = c;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pcm_play(struct ast_filestream *s)
+{
+	ast_read_callback(s);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pcm_write(struct ast_filestream *fs, struct ast_frame *f)
+{
+	int res;
+#ifdef REALTIME_WRITE
+	unsigned long cur_time;
+	unsigned long fpos;
+	struct stat stat_buf;
+#endif
+
+	if (f->frametype != AST_FRAME_VOICE) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Asked to write non-voice frame!\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (f->subclass != AST_FORMAT_ALAW) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Asked to write non-alaw frame (%d)!\n", f->subclass);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+#ifdef REALTIME_WRITE
+	cur_time = get_time();
+	fpos = ( cur_time - fs->start_time ) * 8;	// 8 bytes per msec
+	// Check if we have written to this position yet. If we have, then increment pos by one frame
+	// for some degree of protection against receiving packets in the same clock tick.
+	fstat( fs->fd, &stat_buf );
+	if( stat_buf.st_size > fpos )
+	{
+		fpos += f->datalen;	// Incrementing with the size of this current frame
+	}
+
+	if( stat_buf.st_size < fpos )
+	{
+		// fill the gap with 0x55 rather than 0.
+		char buf[ 512 ];
+		unsigned long cur, to_write;
+
+		cur = stat_buf.st_size;
+		if( lseek( fs->fd, cur, SEEK_SET ) < 0 )
+		{
+			ast_log( LOG_WARNING, "Cannot seek in file: %s\n", strerror(errno) );
+			return -1;
+		}
+		memset( buf, 0x55, 512 );
+		while( cur < fpos )
+		{
+			to_write = fpos - cur;
+			if( to_write > 512 )
+			{
+				to_write = 512;
+			}
+			write( fs->fd, buf, to_write );
+			cur += to_write;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	if( lseek( fs->fd, fpos, SEEK_SET ) < 0 )
+	{
+		ast_log( LOG_WARNING, "Cannot seek in file: %s\n", strerror(errno) );
+		return -1;
+	}
+#endif	// REALTIME_WRITE
+	
+	if ((res = write(fs->fd, f->data, f->datalen)) != f->datalen) {
+			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Bad write (%d/%d): %s\n", res, f->datalen, strerror(errno));
+			return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pcm_seek(struct ast_filestream *fs, long sample_offset, int whence)
+{
+	off_t offset,min,cur,max;
+
+	min = 0;
+	cur = lseek(fs->fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
+	max = lseek(fs->fd, 0, SEEK_END);
+	if(whence == SEEK_SET)
+		offset = sample_offset;
+	if(whence == SEEK_CUR)
+		offset = sample_offset + cur;
+	if(whence == SEEK_END)
+		offset = max - sample_offset;
+	offset = (offset > max)?max:offset;
+	offset = (offset < min)?min:offset;
+	return lseek(fs->fd, offset, SEEK_SET);
+}
+
+static int pcm_trunc(struct ast_filestream *fs)
+{
+	return ftruncate(fs->fd, lseek(fs->fd,0,SEEK_CUR));
+}
+
+static long pcm_tell(struct ast_filestream *fs)
+{
+	off_t offset;
+	offset = lseek(fs->fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
+	return offset;
+}
+
+
+static char *pcm_getcomment(struct ast_filestream *s)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int load_module()
+{
+	return ast_format_register(name, exts, AST_FORMAT_ALAW,
+								pcm_open,
+								pcm_rewrite,
+								pcm_apply,
+								pcm_play,
+								pcm_write,
+								pcm_seek,
+								pcm_trunc,
+								pcm_tell,
+								pcm_read,
+								pcm_close,
+								pcm_getcomment);
+}
+
+int unload_module()
+{
+	struct ast_filestream *tmp, *tmpl;
+	if (pthread_mutex_lock(&pcm_lock)) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to lock pcm list\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	tmp = glist;
+	while(tmp) {
+		if (tmp->owner)
+			ast_softhangup(tmp->owner, AST_SOFTHANGUP_APPUNLOAD);
+		tmpl = tmp;
+		tmp = tmp->next;
+		free(tmpl);
+	}
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&pcm_lock);
+	return ast_format_unregister(name);
+}	
+
+int usecount()
+{
+	int res;
+	if (pthread_mutex_lock(&pcm_lock)) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to lock pcm list\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	res = glistcnt;
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&pcm_lock);
+	return res;
+}
+
+char *description()
+{
+	return desc;
+}
+
+
+char *key()
+{
+	return ASTERISK_GPL_KEY;
+}