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Demodulator for a multi-pair gigabit transceiver

US7656938B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 3, 2004
Grant dateFeb 2, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 16, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2025/03745
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A feedforward equalizer for equalizing a sequence of signal samples received by a receiver from a remote transmitter. The feedforward equalizer has a gain and is included in the receiver which includes a timing recovery module for setting a sampling phase and a decoder. The feedforward equalizer comprises a non-adaptive filter and a gain stage. The non-adaptive filter receives the signal samples and produces a filtered signal. The gain stage adjusts the gain of the feedforward equalizer by adjusting the amplitude of the filtered signal. The amplitude of the filtered signal is adjusted so that it fits in the operational range of the decoder. The feedforward equalizer does not affect the sampling phase setting of the timing recovery module of the receiver.

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