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Method and device for deterministic timing acquiring and tracking

US8665929B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 2011
Grant dateMar 4, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 18, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L7/0079
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Assuring acquisition of symbol timing in a full-duplex data transceiver under inter-symbol interference conditions. One embodiment includes a transmitter comprising a first local clock having a first free running frequency, and a receiver comprising a second local clock having a second frequency initially set to a value higher than the first free running frequency. A first type decision-directed timing recovery mechanism is intentionally limited to only decreasing the frequency of the second local clock. A second type decision-directed timing recovery mechanism is not limited to only decreasing the frequency. The receiver receives symbols, decrease the frequency of the second local clock to a third frequency value using the first type decision-directed timing recovery mechanism, disables the first type mechanism after reaching the third frequency, and then phase-lock the second local clock to the optimal phase under MMSE criteria using the second type decision-directed timing recovery mechanism.

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