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Partial equalization for digital communication systems

US6512789B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 1999
Grant dateJan 28, 2003
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2025/03522
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A training process for a filter such as included in a time domain equalizer for an xDSL transceiver includes a novel spectral estimation process for a channel. The spectral estimation determines the taps of the filter using an overdetermined set of equations based on the auto-correlation estimates of the received signal. A weighting function such as a sigmoidal function is applied to the AC coefficients to change the relative weighting of the AC coefficients. Upon solving for the taps of the filter using a fitting criterion such as the least square error criterion, the filter significantly reduces the impulse response of the channel.

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