System and method for drift compensation in data communications
US10505707B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L25/063
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system are provided for drift compensation, providing a live data approach to sampler offset calibration, such as for voltage and/or temperature (VT) drift. A serializer/deserializer (SerDes) system includes a SerDes receiver and receiver logic, the receiver logic including a forward error correction (FEC) module. A drift compensation device, or drift compensation engine, receives live error corrections from the FEC module based on FEC operations performed on live traffic passing through the SerDes receiver. A drift compensation command is provided to a data sampler in the SerDes receiver, to adjust a sampling voltage of the data sampler. When the system includes a plurality of data samplers, the drift compensation device determines the data sampler with which an error correction is associated. The drift compensation command can be sent after a threshold criterion is satisfied, such as completion of a statistics collection period, or a threshold number of corrections.
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