Abstract:
A phase locked loop circuit is used to provide timing clocks for bit recovery from a serial data flow. The system locked to a SYNC signal, preferably a lower frequency fifty percent duty cycle square wave with a period equal to the time of a fully framed serial data word. When a start signal transition is detected the system is prevented from trying to lock onto the data signal edge transitions. But, the system provides a signal suitable for clockingin the individual data bits.
Abstract:
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zur Frequenzsynchronisation einer Mobilstation mit einer Basisstation. Die Frequenzsynchronisation wird auch bei einer starken Verstimmung des Oszillatorkristalls ermöglicht, indem der Suchbereich entsprechend gewählt wird.
Abstract:
A communication system and method capable of easily and rapidly starting a communication. A cellular telephone (52) has a non−contact IC card for communicating with a reader/writer of a personal computer (51) by an electromagnetic wave. When the cellular telephone (52) is placed in the proximity of the personal computer (51) and an electromagnetic wave radiated from the reader/writer is received by the non−contact IC card, the cellular telephone (52) reports the card ID set in the non−contact IC card to the personal computer (51). The personal computer (51) establishes synchronization in pico−net between the cellular telephone (52) and a PDA (53). When a Bluetooth device name of the cellular telephone (52) and the PDA (53) is fetched, the cellular telephone (52) is identified as a communication mate according to the Bluetooth device name which has been reported as the card ID in advance. The present invention can be applied to an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer and a cellular telephone.
Abstract:
A method and system provide a stable reference clock for use in a communication system. A phase-locked loop (PLL) receives an input clock signal with potentially unacceptable levels of jitter and wander. The PLL provides a synchronized output clock with significantly reduced jitter and wander. The PLL nominally uses a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) to control a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO). Applying a loop filter function to the phase difference between the input clock and the output clock generates control values for the DAC. Loop filter adaptation is based on control value averages, which enhances stability and frequency locking performance. Frequency lock detection is based on the consistency of the DAC control values, rather than on a predetermined target value, making the PLL a self-calibrating system. The long-term average of the control value in the locked state may be stored for later use as an initial DAC setting.
Abstract:
A first initialization pattern signal having alternate maximum and minimum signal levels and a second initializing pattern signal having a predetermined arrangement of all the signal levels are used. In a ring network including data transmitters (100), a transmitting section (110) of each data transmitter sends the first initialization pattern signal to the next-stage data transmitter when the power is turned on or the transmitter is reset. A receiving section (120) establishes clock synchronization according to the received first initialization pattern signal. When the synchronization of all the data transmitters is established, the transmitting section (110) sends the second initialization pattern signal to the next-stage data transmitter, and the receiving section (120) sets judgment levels for the signal levels according to the received initialization pattern signal. When the judging levels are set by all the data transmitters, data is started to be transmitted and received.
Abstract:
A judgment level setting method for judging accurately the signal level in a multi-level transmission for transmitting data by allocating data of one or more bits to the signal level as a data symbol and a data receiver are disclosed. A data transmitter sends an initialization pattern signal when the power is turned on or the transmitter is reset. The data receiver establishes the clock synchronization according to the received initialization pattern signal, sets a judgement level for threshold judgment of signal level, and starts receiving data.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for synchronizing components operating isochronously that are coupled by independent links. The apparatus includes a synchronization circuit having a first and second buffer, each including an input port coupled to an external link, an output port, a read pointer and a write pointer. The read pointer indicates a next location in a respective buffer to be read in transferring data out on the output port. The write pointer indicates a next location in the respective buffer to be written when receiving data on the input port and is configured to automatically increment upon receipt of a first data bit on a respective external link. A trigger circuit is coupled to each link for receiving external trigger signals. Each external trigger signal is included along with data transmitted on the link and indicates when data is present on a respective link. A counter is coupled to the trigger circuit. The counter includes a trigger input and a predefined delay period. After receipt of a first of the external trigger signals on the trigger input, the counter is operable to output a read enable signal to each of the read pointers after the delay period has expired.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for synchronizing components operating isochronously that are coupled by independent links. The apparatus includes a synchronization circuit having a first and second buffer, each including an input port coupled to an external link, an output port, a read pointer and a write pointer. The read pointer indicates a next location in a respective buffer to be read in transferring data out on the output port. The write pointer indicates a next location in the respective buffer to be written when receiving data on the input port and is configured to automatically increment upon receipt of a first data bit on a respective external link. A trigger circuit is coupled to each link for receiving external trigger signals. Each external trigger signal is included along with data transmitted on the link and indicates when data is present on a respective link. A counter is coupled to the trigger circuit. The counter includes a trigger input and a predefined delay period. After receipt of a first of the external trigger signals on the trigger input, the counter is operable to output a read enable signal to each of the read pointers after the delay period has expired.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method are provided for bit synchronization in an optical time division multiplexed communication system. The apparatus is couplable to an optical gate, such as an optical demultiplexer. The apparatus includes a programmable optical delay line couplable to an input clock; an optical synchronizer coupled to the programmable optical delay line and couplable to the optical gate; and a processor coupled to the programmable optical delay line and to the optical synchronizer. The processor includes program instructions to track bit synchronization between a clock pulse and a selected data bit during a communication session; and when a bit tracking range is approaching a predetermined limit, the processor has further instructions to interrupt the communication session, return the bit tracking range to a zero offset and correspondingly adjust a programmable delay, and resume the communication session.
Abstract:
A network interface is presented that receives packet data from a shared medium and accomplishes the signal processing required to convert the data packet to host computer formatted data separately from receiving the data packet. The network interface receives the data packet, converts the analog signal to a digitized signal, and stores the resulting sample packet in a storage queue. An off-line processor, which may be the host computer itself, performs the signal processing required to interpret the sample packet. In transmission, the off-line process converts host-formatted data to a digitized version of a transmission data packet and stores that in a transmission queue. A transmitter converts the transmission data packet format and transmits the data to the shared medium.