a-law to 16bits PCM

/*
 *  alaw_encode table
 *  Linear Input Code     Compressed Code
 * --------------------  -----------------
 *                                  
 *                      seg(3 bits)     linear_data(4 bits)
 *  0000000wxyza        000             wxyz $mark1
 *  0000001wxyza        001             wxyz
 *  000001wxyzab        010             wxyz
 *  00001wxyzabc        011             wxyz
 *  0001wxyzabcd        100             wxyz
 *  001wxyzabcde        101             wxyz
 *  01wxyzabcdef        110             wxyz
 *  1wxyzabcdefg        111             wxyz
 *
 *  1. first, if input code is neg, invert input code all bits 
 *  2. by input code, get seg and linear_data
 *  3. shift and mix seg and linear_data 
 *  4. if original input code not neg, set result |= 0x80, else nodone 
 *  5. result xor 0x55
 */

unsigned char alaw_encode (short pcm_data)
{
    unsigned char alaw_8bits;
    unsigned char seg_3bits;
    unsigned short seg_limit &#