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Training of level learning modems

US6185250A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 22, 1999
Grant dateFeb 6, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 22, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2025/03783
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Analog modems are enabled to better learn the slicing levels employed at the interface to a digital transmission network by reducing the effects of the various noise sources. Initially a training sequence is received to preliminarily adjust the analog modem's equalizer. Thereafter, a special training sequence, protected against intersymbol interference, is employed to collect samples of each slicing level, to ascertain the least mean squared value of each slicing level from the received samples and to obtain the channel's impulse response at each slicing level. Thereafter, the analog modem's equalizer may be fine tuned in accordance with the channel impulse response ascertained at each slicing level.

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