Carrier phase recovery for an adaptive equalizer
CA 2073944 C · Owner: Tom, Adam S. · Inventors: Tom, Adam S.; Lery, Scott A.; Paik, Woo H.
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A method and apparatus are provided for adaptively equalizing data signals in a communications receiver. An unequalized data signal is demodulated. The demodulated data signal is filtered in an adaptive equalizer that initially updates adaptive filter coefficients using error signals derived from a first algorithm. A carrier lock signal is generated when a phase error of a filtered signal output from the adaptive equalizer reaches a threshold value. The adaptive filter coefficients are updated using error signals derived from a second algorithm instead. of the first algorithm in response to the carrier lock signal. The first algorithm is a self-recovering equalization algorithm such as the …
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- Filed July 15, 1992 and granted September 19, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 15, 2012.
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