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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Caglar Yilmazer, Istanbul, TR;
Arda K. Bafra, Istanbul, TR;
Assignee:
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/08 (2006.01); H04L 7/08 (2006.01); H04L 1/20 (2006.01); H04B 1/38 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 7/08 (2013.01); H04B 1/38 (2013.01); H04L 1/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for assessing link quality includes detecting an eye opening of a transmission link. The detected eye opening of the transmission link is compared with a threshold eye opening or at least one previously detected eye opening. A link quality of the transmission link is assessed based upon a comparison of the eye opening with the threshold eye opening or the at least one previously detected eye opening.