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Method for synchronizing an equalizer output data

US7656941B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 13, 2003
Grant dateFeb 2, 2010
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2025/03662
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for synchronizing symbols at the output of a blind equalizer, the method being characterized by the following steps: on sending, inserting into a succession of sent symbols, one or more known sequences of symbols repeated in said succession of symbols; detecting said one or more known sequences at the output of said blind equalizer; deducing any shifting of the symbols at the output of the blind equalizer from the result of said detection; and retiming the symbols at the output of the blind equalizer as a function of the deduced shift.

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