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Digital signal communication system for multi-level modulation including unique encoder and decoder

US4523323A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 11, 1983
Grant dateJun 11, 1985
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/18
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital signal communication system has a transmitter for differentially converting first digital signals of n trains (n is an integer of 3 or larger) into a second digital signal of n trains comprising a plurality of words. Responsive to the second digital signals, a modulated signal is provided with 2.sup.n (=N) modulation levels, which are transmitted. A receiver responds to the modulated signals, and demodulates them to provide signals of n trains corresponding to the second digital signals. This demodulated signal is differentially converted to provide n trains of signals corresponding to the first digital signals. The Hamming distance between two words of said second digital signals corresponding to the adjacent two modulation levels is either 1 or 2 and the numbers of the Hamming distances of 1 and 2 equal N/2, respectively.

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