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Generalized multimodulus technique for blind equalization

US5940440A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 1996
Grant dateAug 17, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/211
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A generalized form of a multimodulus algorithm (GMMA) is described for use in blind equalization. A receiver uses a signal point constellation representing 256 levels. This signal space is divided into sample, or data, subsets. Cost function minimization is done with respect to each sample subset.

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