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Adjustable balancing circuit for an adaptive hybrid and method of adjusting the same

US6298046A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 28, 1998
Grant dateOct 2, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/22
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An adjustable balancing circuit (900) for an adaptive hybrid is suitable for use with a two-conductor transmission line in full duplex communications. In a preferred example, the adjustable balancing circuit (900) includes a first impedance structure (902), a second impedance structure (904), a plurality of N resistor-inductor-capacitor (RLC) networks (908), a first plurality of N switch circuits (912), and a second plurality of N switch circuits (914). The first plurality of N switch circuits (912) switchably cascadingly couples the first plurality of N RLC networks (908) to a first end of the first impedance structure (902). The second plurality of N switch circuits (914) switchably couples a first end of the second impedance structure (904) to a first end of each RLC network. When properly configured, the adjustable balancing circuit (900) cancels reflected transmit signals caused by the presence of short bridged taps on the two-conductor transmission line.

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