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Method and apparatus for updating equalization coefficients of adaptive pre-equalizers

US8937992B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 2011
Grant dateJan 20, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/03885
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for updating equalization coefficients of an adaptive pre-equalizer of a network element are provided. The method includes monitoring a communications channel to measure distortion of a communications signal received from the network element and detecting whether a transient impairment is present in the communication signal. When a transient impairment is not detected to be present, a pre-equalization coefficient update is transmitted to the network element. However, when a transient impairment is detected to be present, at least selected ones of the pre-equalization coefficients are scaled before the update is transmitted to the network element or the update is withheld from being transmitted to the network element. An apparatus is also disclosed.

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