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Combined clock recovery/frequency stabilization loop

US5577074A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 1995
Grant dateNov 19, 1996
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L7/0079
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The effects of long-term drift in a local reference oscillator are compensated by dividing the local reference oscillator frequency by one of three divider patterns (nominal ratio, add a cycle, delete a cycle) so that the symbol clock of the remote terminal is equal to the outroute symbol rate. The number of add a cycle and delete a cycle divider patterns are counted and stored. The average of the number of add a cycle and delete a cycle patterns is used to control the transmit frequency of the remote terminal to correspond to the outroute symbol rate. Thus, the clock recovery process generates a frequency calibration number used to track the frequency of the remote terminal local reference oscillator and to adjust the transmit frequency of the remote terminal accordingly.

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