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Method for synchronization of received signals

US7065171B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 2001
Grant dateJun 20, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/2605
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus provide efficient synchronization recovery at the receiver end for a digital transmission system. At the receiving end, a digital signal is received including a transmitted data portion and a guard period. A signal envelope for the received digital signal is determined, and the signal envelope is filtered to find the center of the guard period, which provides a time reference for the received digital signal. Embodiments of the present invention described herein may be used for optimal operation of a digital transmission system by efficiently recovering synchronization from a received digital signal during noisy conditions without being dependent on signal shape or requiring complicated threshold calculations.

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