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Symbol timing recovery using fir data interpolators

US5524126A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 15, 1994
Grant dateJun 4, 1996
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Expiry dateNov 15, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L7/0334
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A symbol timing recovery method and device which aligns the received data with a free-running symbol clock such that the aligned data sampling error is minimized. The symbol timing recovery process consists of detecting the timing phase error between the transmitters symbol clock and the receiver symbol clock, filtering the error, and then using the filtered error signal to control a block which changes the phase of the data relative to the timing reference signal. A data zero-crossing phase error detector drives a loop filter whose most significant bits form the address of the FIR coefficient ROM, which allows the FIR to interpolate data at sub-symbol resolution. The FIR coefficients are then used to synchronize the received data with the receiver clock.

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