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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2009
Applicants:
Michael J. Cooper, Marietta, GA (US);
John L. Moran, Uxbrige, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Cooper, Marietta, GA (US);
John L. Moran, Uxbrige, MA (US);
Assignee:
General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 7/30 (2006.01); H03H 7/40 (2006.01); H03K 5/159 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Instability resulting from non-linear impairments is detected and an equalizer of an end device is reset. An equalization instability threshold is retrieved from a data storage device. An equalization parameter for the end device is monitored and, if the equalization parameter exceeds the equalization instability threshold, the equalizer is reset.