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System and method for data sequence correlation in the time domain

US6310896A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 16, 1998
Grant dateOct 30, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/261
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for synchronizing a predetermined repeated data sequence contained in a first data signal at a first sample rate with the same predetermined repeated data sequence contained in a second data signal at a second sample rate in a data communications device. The system preferably includes a digital signal processor operating pursuant to logic stored on a memory. The logic includes synchronization logic which reduces the first sample rate to a predetermined correlation sample rate using a first decimator, resulting in a first reduced data signal. The synchronization logic also reduces the second sample rate to the same predetermined correlation sample rate using a second decimator, resulting in a second reduced data signal. Finally, the synchronization logic determines a sequence offset between the predetermined repeated data sequence contained in the first reduced data signal and the predetermined repeated data sequence contained in the second reduced data signal using a correlator. This sequence offset is used to determine a time delay that is applied to the second data signal, thereby synchronizing the predetermined repeated data sequence contained i…

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