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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2007
James S. Mason, Eastleigh, GB;
Louis C. Hsu, Fishkill, NY (US);
Phil J. Murfet, Kings Somborne, GB;
Gareth J. Nicholls, Brockenhurst, GB;
James S. Mason, Eastleigh, GB;
Louis C. Hsu, Fishkill, NY (US);
Phil J. Murfet, Kings Somborne, GB;
Gareth J. Nicholls, Brockenhurst, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A receiver for a data communications system comprises: a data path for receiving a data signal from a data channel, the data path comprising an automatic gain control (AGC) loop; and, a signal detector for generating a data valid signal indicative of the validity of the data signal in response to detection of the data signal on the channel exceeding a threshold and in dependence upon gain information from the AGC loop in the data path.