摘要:
Systems and methods for automatic gain control are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, a system is provided that comprises a programmable gain amplifier that amplifies an input signal based on a gain signal. The system further comprises an analog-to-digital converter that generates at least one digital output signal from the amplified input signal, and an automatic gain control component that determines an adjustment of the gain signal based on a comparison of the at least one digital output signal to a predetermined maximum amplitude reference level.
摘要:
A method is provided to provide data to automatically estimate channel performance in a communication system if a different order constellation is used comprising the steps of: receiving an input signal from the channel; passing the input signal to a slicer having an output signal; determining signal noise by taking the difference between the input signal and output signal; identifying a beginning of a noise event when the signal noise is greater than a predefined first threshold; identifying an end of a noise event when the signal noise is less than a predefined second threshold; and providing for output the beginning of the noise event and the end of the noise event. Other systems and methods are disclosed.
摘要:
The present invention comprises aggregating a plurality of physical channels to a single logical channel, a scalable virtual channel (SVC). This may be implemented in a point to multipoint communications system. The present invention enables a variety of receivers, some receivers being able to receive only one physical channel, and other receivers being able to receive a plurality of physical channels as a SVC, with at least one same channel being used for both types of receivers.
摘要:
A symbol detector provides a delay-less estimate of a transmitted symbol. The symbol detector includes a symbol input for receiving a sequence of input symbols, a plurality of accumulators (ACC) for storing trellis state costs, a plurality of adders (202) for summing the square of distances between an input symbol and a constellation symbol for a trellis branch with the trellis state costs, and a plurality of comparators (203) connected to the adders for determining minimum costs and providing those costs to the accumulators. A memory (201) is connected to an associated comparator for storing the minimum cost determined the associated comparator. A minimization unit (204) outputs an index value of comparators with the lowest value, and a branch table unit (205) outputs a delay-less estimate of a transmitted symbol based on the index of the trellis branch with lowest cost that enters the trellis state with lowest cost and an input symbol.
摘要:
A bit-interleaved encoder for a CATV upstream channel is provided having a convolutional encoder for receiving data values, a bit-interleaver interconnected with said encoder, and a symbol mapper interconnected with said bit-interleaver.
摘要:
A method and device for combating logarithmic quantization and Robbed Bit Signaling (RBS) impairments that..are typical to PCM telephone lines is descried. An apparatus is described which includes a front-end unit which receives samples of the digital PCM line, an impairment identifier unit which identifies samples that have a high likelihood to have, large impairments due to the PCM line, an impairment estimator unit which estimates the value of impairment caused by the digital line, a samples reconstructor unit which fixes received samples by subtracting from them the value of the estimated impairment and an output unit transfers the reconstructed samples to a receiver. The method allows improving signal quality at the output of the PCM line, and thus improving data rates and robustness of digital communication receivers, and particularly of V.34 receivers, or V.90 transceivers that are digitally linked to the PCM, line.
摘要翻译:描述了一种用于对抗PCM电话线路的典型对数量化和Robbed Bit Signaling(RBS)损伤的方法和装置。 描述了一种装置,其包括接收数字PCM线路的采样的前端单元,识别具有高似然性的样本的损害标识符单元,所述损伤识别单元具有由于PCM线路造成的大的损伤,所述损伤估计器单元估计 由数字线引起的损害的值,样本重建单元,其通过从其中减去估计的损害的值来固定接收的样本,并且输出单元将重建的样本传送到接收器。 该方法允许改善PCM线输出端的信号质量,从而提高数字通信接收机,特别是数字连接到PCM线路的V.34接收机或V.90收发器的数据速率和鲁棒性。
摘要:
A method for data storage includes storing first data bits in a set of multi-bit analog memory cells at a first time by programming the memory cells to assume respective first programming levels. Second data bits are stored in the set of memory cells at a second time that is later than the first time by programming the memory cells to assume respective second programming levels that depend on the first programming levels and on the second data bits. A storage strategy is selected responsively to a difference between the first and second times. The storage strategy is applied to at least one group of the data bits, selected from among the first data bits and the second data bits.
摘要:
A method for data storage in a memory including multiple memory cells arranged in blocks, includes storing first and second pages in respective first and second groups of the memory cells within a given block of the memory. A pattern of respective positions of one or more defective memory cells is identified in the first group. The second page is recovered by applying the pattern identified in the first group to the second group of the memory cells.
摘要:
A method for data storage includes accepting data for storage in a memory that includes multiple analog memory cells and supports a set of built-in programming commands. Each of the programming commands programs a respective page, selected from a group of N pages, in a subset of the memory cells. The subset of the memory cells is programmed to store M pages of the data, M>N, by performing a sequence of the programming commands drawn only from the set.
摘要:
A method for data storage includes encoding data with an inter-device Error Correction Code (ECC), and sending the encoded data for storage on two or more storage devices. The data to be stored on each of the storage devices, and which has been encoded with the inter-device ECC, is encoded with an intra-device ECC, and the data encoded with the inter-device and intra-device ECCs is stored on the storage device. After storing the data, at least part of the stored data is retrieved and output by decoding the intra-device and inter-device ECCs, while using information related to one of the intra-device and inter-device ECCs in decoding the other of the intra-device and inter-device ECCs.