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Signal detection apparatus for detecting digital information from PCM signal

US5265125A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 14, 1991
Grant dateNov 23, 1993
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Expiry dateNov 14, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/497
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A signal detection apparatus detects original information from a PCM signal transmitted through a communication channel or reproduced from a recording medium. The apparatus includes: a first equalizer for equalizing the PCM signal so as to decrease intersymbol interference, a clock regenerator for regenerating a clock signal synchronized with a timing of the digital information from an output of the first equalizer; an amplitude detector for detecting an amplitude from the output of the first equalizer and the clock signal; a second equalizer for equalizing the output of the first equalizer to a partial-response equalized signal, and a detecting circuit for detecting the original digital information at a clock timing of the clock signal from the partial-response equalized signal. Accordingly, without being influenced by the amplitude fluctuations of the signal, the original digital information can be detected at a low bit error rate.

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