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Universal network interface module

US6169767A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Filing dateMar 9, 1998
Grant dateJan 2, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 9, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/0008
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A variable rate modulator for selectively encoding a variable rate data stream according to one of a plurality of modulation formats. A timing and control circuit locks the variable rate data to a master clock, an encoder selectively encodes the data according to one of a plurality of modulation formats, and a polyphase filter performs pulse shaping and interpolation functions using only shift and add functions to produce a DAC-ready output signal.

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