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Link delay calculation and compensation system

  • US 6,049,720 A
  • Filed: 04/11/1997
  • Issued: 04/11/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for measuring delay, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a signal at a remote site;

    processing the signal using Fourier transforms to determine a time delay using an external timing reference;

    transmitting a gated signal from a central site, the gated signal having a first periodic component which is substantially less than a link time delay between repeaters of the repeater system and a second periodic component which is substantially greater than the link time delay, wherein the first periodic component and the second periodic component are aligned in phase to a reference timing signal;

    receiving the gated signal at a remote site;

    analog to digital converting the gated signal to create a sequence of digitized samples, wherein the analog to digital converting is performed in phase with the reference timing signal;

    locating transition pairs in the sequence of digitized samples;

    predicting zero crossings associated with each of the transition pairs;

    averaging the zero crossings and using the averaged value to predict a starting point of the gated signal; and

    introducing a delay to compensate for a link delay calculated from the starting point of the gated signal.

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