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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher Hugh Strolle, Glenside, PA (US);
Tianmin Liu, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Steven Todd Jaffe, Freehold, NJ (US);
Assignee:
David Sarnoff Research Center, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L / ; H04L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
375262 ; 375341 ; 375344 ; 371 43 ; 371 46 ;
Abstract
A data detector is disclosed which includes a source of a data signal representing a sequence of symbols. A maximum likelihood sequence detector, is coupled to the data signal source, and produces a most likely survivor sequence, which includes a plurality of symbols. A decision feedback equalizer and a phase detector, controlling the timing of the sampling of the data signal, are made responsive to the most likely survivor sequence.