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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1995
Juing Fang, Cergy, FR;
Mani Kimiavi, Nanterre, FR;
Alcatel Telspace, Nanterre Cedex, FR;
Abstract
A branch synchronization device for multidimensional trellis coded digital data receivers using convolutional encoders includes a Viterbi decoder receiving two streams of symbols and supplying coded sequences and a time shifter for time shifting the symbol streams fed to the Viterbi decoder. The time shifter is controlled by a branch synchronization decision device generating a time shift control signal. The branch synchronization decision device cooperates with a calculator circuit receiving the coded sequences and supplying to the synchronization decision device an output signal of a first type if the coded sequences correspond to sequences such as would be obtained directly from the convolutional encoder and supplying an output signal of a second type if the coded sequences do not correspond to sequences that could have been obtained from the convolutional encoder. This output signal is fed to the branch synchronization device.