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Method and apparatus for preventing erroneous echoelimination and equalization

US5189637A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 26, 1990
Grant dateFeb 23, 1993
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Expiry dateMar 26, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B3/235
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a telecommunication system, erroneous echo-elimination and equalization resulting from non-linearities of a D/A-converter and an A/D-converter are prevented. An error signal (e.sub.n) updates an adaptive echo-elimination filter and an adaptive equalization filter. The error signal (e.sub.n) also adjusts the values of specific adjustable devices, such as capacitors, in the converters to compensate for non-linearities in the converters. The error signal is used by logic devices to adjust the converters in accordance with various algorithms.

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