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Bit synchronizers and methods of synchronizing and calculating error

US6223317A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 28, 1998
Grant dateApr 24, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L7/10
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention includes bit synchronizers and methods of synchronizing and calculating error. One method of synchronizing with a data signal in accordance with the present invention includes providing a data signal having a first portion and a second portion, generating a timing signal, first adjusting the timing signal during the first portion of the data signal, accumulating a history value during the first portion of the data signal, and second adjusting the timing signal during a second portion of the data signal using the history.

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