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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
May. 11, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Qiang Wu, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/00 ;
Abstract
A digital signal communication system is described which can operate in harsh wiring networks. The signal processor includes a transmitter circuit and a receiver circuit for transmitting and receiving data signals over noisy wiring networks, such as household AC power networks. The receiver circuit uses a digital signal detector which detects a signal arrive time and a phase of a detected signal, and normalizes an amplitude of the receive signal. The receiver circuit also uses a digital channel equalizer with an auto step selection and a coefficient-relaxing scheme for convergence in harsh wiring environments.