Adaptive pre-equalizer for use in data communications equipment
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1. A data communications network having a startup phase of operation for establishing data communication and a communication phase of operation for communicating a data signal, the data communications network comprising:
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a receiver coupled to the transmitter via a transmit channel and a reverse channel;
a precoder in the transmitter configured to filter a transmitted data signal x(n) from the transmitter to the receiver, the precoder having a plurality of filter coefficients;
a first processor in the receiver configured to generate an adaptation signal based upon an estimated error signal e(n), where the estimated error signal e(n) is defined by e(n)=y(n)-x(n), where x(n) is an estimate of the transmitted data signal x(n), and y(n) is a received data signal at the receiver, said received data signal y(n) being the transmitted data signal x(n) as altered by the transmit channel; and
a second processor in the transmitter configured to adapt the plurality of filter coefficients in response to the adaptation signal, the adaptation signal being received from the first processor via the reverse channel during said communications phase of operation.
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Abstract
The problem of error propagation is resolved by using the communications channel to adapt a pre-equalizer of a transmitter, in response to changes in the communications channel. In particular, the pre-equalizer adapts to changes in the communications channel by processing an error signal that is communicated over a reverse channel by a corresponding receiver.
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1. A data communications network having a startup phase of operation for establishing data communication and a communication phase of operation for communicating a data signal, the data communications network comprising:
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a transmitter; a receiver coupled to the transmitter via a transmit channel and a reverse channel; a precoder in the transmitter configured to filter a transmitted data signal x(n) from the transmitter to the receiver, the precoder having a plurality of filter coefficients; a first processor in the receiver configured to generate an adaptation signal based upon an estimated error signal e(n), where the estimated error signal e(n) is defined by e(n)=y(n)-x(n), where x(n) is an estimate of the transmitted data signal x(n), and y(n) is a received data signal at the receiver, said received data signal y(n) being the transmitted data signal x(n) as altered by the transmit channel; and a second processor in the transmitter configured to adapt the plurality of filter coefficients in response to the adaptation signal, the adaptation signal being received from the first processor via the reverse channel during said communications phase of operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A transmitter apparatus having a startup phase of operation for establishing data communication with a receiver apparatus and a communication phase of operation for communicating a data signal to the receiver, the transmitter apparatus comprising:
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a data output disposed to couple to a transmit channel which is coupled to the receiver apparatus; a channel input disposed to couple to a reverse channel which is coupled to the receiver apparatus; a data input disposed to couple to a data communications equipment, said data input receiving a data signal therefrom; a precoder in the transmitter configured to filter a transmitted data signal x(n), the precoder having a plurality of filter coefficients; and a processor configured to adapt the plurality of filter coefficients in response to an adaptation signal received at said channel input during said communications phase of operation, the adaptation signal being generated based upon an estimated error signal e(n), where the estimated error signal e(n) is defined by e(n)=y(n)-x(n), where x(n) is an estimate of the transmitted data signal x(n), and y(n) is a received data signal at the receiver, said received data signal y(n) being the transmitted data signal x(n) as altered by the transmit channel. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A receiver apparatus having a startup phase of operation for establishing data communication with a transmitter apparatus and a communication phase of operation for receiving a transmitted data signal from the transmitter apparatus, the receiver apparatus comprising:
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a data input disposed to couple to a transmit channel which is coupled to the transmitter apparatus; a channel output disposed to couple to a reverse channel which is coupled to the transmitter apparatus; and a processor in the receiver apparatus configured to generate an adaptation signal based upon an estimated error signal e(n), where the estimated error signal e(n) is defined by e(n)=y(n)-x(n), where x(n) is an estimate of the transmitted data signal x(n), and y(n) is a received data signal at the receiver, said received data signal y(n) being the transmitted data signal x(n) as altered by the transmit channel, the adaptation signal being transmitted to the transmitter device over the reverse channel while in the communications phase, the transmitter adapting a plurality of filter coefficients in a precoder in response to the adaptation signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A data communications network having a startup phase of operation for establishing data communication and a communication phase of operation for communicating a data signal, the data communications network comprising:
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a transmitter; a receiver coupled to the transmitter via a transmit channel and a reverse channel; a precoder in the transmitter configured to filter a data signal transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver, the precoder having a plurality of filter coefficients; means in the receiver for generating an adaptation signal based upon an estimated error signal e(n), where the estimated error signal e(n) is defined by e(n)=y(n)-x(n), where x(n) is an estimate of the transmitted data signal x(n), and y(n) is a received data signal at the receiver, said received data signal y(n) being the transmitted data signal x(n) as altered by the transmit channel; and means in the transmitter for adapting the plurality of filter coefficients in response to the adaptation signal, the adaptation signal being received from the means in they receiver via the reverse channel during said communications phase of operation.
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