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Methods and systems for adaptive equalization with wide range of signal amplitudes

US11153135B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 11, 2021
Grant dateOct 19, 2021
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Expiry dateJan 11, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/03878
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems of adaptive equalization to compensate channel loss are disclosed. A method includes detecting a peak amplitude of an equalizer output signal and selecting a set of reference voltage levels from M sets based on the peak amplitude of the equalizer output signal, each of the M sets having N reference voltage levels. The method includes continuing to increase an equalization level in predetermined steps to a next higher equalization level if the applied equalization level does not correspond to the over-equalization level and evaluating the distribution of the resulting hit counts for each increase to the next higher equalization level until the applied equalization level corresponds to the over-equalization level. The method includes decreasing to the previously applied lower equalization level if the applied equalization level corresponds to the over-equalization level.

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