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Method and apparatus for timing recovery based on dispersion characterization and components therefor

US7106818B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 7, 2001
Grant dateSep 12, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L7/0062
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for generating a timing offset signal applied to a sampling device for recovering a symbol stream from a broadcast signal by characterizing the dispersion of received signal. Preferably, the method includes steps for generating a derivative signal approximating the derivative of the symbol stream, producing a constant representative of an expected symbol stream, and multiplying the derivative signal, the constant, and a signal one of corresponding to and approximating the symbol stream to thereby generate the timing offset signal. A dispersion characterizing receiver and a digital signal processor employed therein are also described.

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