Active resistive summer for a transformer hybrid

• US 8,045,946 B2
• Filed: 10/19/2009
• Issued: 10/25/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte Limited (Marvell Technology Group Limited)
• Original Assignee: Marvell International Limited (Marvell Technology Group Limited)
• Inventors: Sutardja, Sehat, Roo, Pierte
• Primary Examiner(s): Yun; Eugene
• Application Number:
  US12/581,415
• Publication Number:
  US 20100074310A1
• Time in Patent Office: 736 Days
• Field of Search: 455/296, 455/295, 455/278.1, 455/67.13, 455/63.1, 455/570, 455/301, 370/286, 370/289
• US Class Current: 455/296
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/581 using a transformer
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/23 using a replica of transmitted signal in the time domain, e.g. echo cancellers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/32 Reducing cross-talk, e.g. by compensating
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0041 Arrangements at the transmitter end

Abstract

A system includes a transceiver configured to receive a composite signal. The composite signal is a composite of a transmit signal and a receive signal. A replica transmitter is configured to generate a replica transmit signal based on the transmit signal. A transmit canceller is configured to recover the receive signal at least in part by resistively summing the composite signal and the replica transmit signal.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive a composite signal and an encoded transmit signal, the composite signal being a composite of a transmit signal and a receive signal, wherein the transceiver includes a first current source and a first resistor, the first current source configured to generate the transmit signal across the first resistor based on the encoded transmit signal;

a replica transmitter configured to i) receive the encoded transmit signal and ii) generate a replica transmit signal based on the encoded transmit signal, wherein the replica transmitter includes a second current source and at least one second resistor, the second current source configured to generate the replica transmit signal across the at least one second resistor based on the encoded transmit signal; and

a transmit canceller configured to recover the receive signal at least in part by resistively summing the composite signal and the replica transmit signal.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a baseline wander module configured to generate an analog baseline wander current,

wherein the transmit canceller is further configured to sum the baseline wander current with the composite signal and the replica transmit signal.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a low pass filter configured to filter the replica transmit signal prior to the replica transmit signal being resistively summed with the composite signal.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmit canceller comprises:

an operational amplifier having an inverting input and an output; and

a feedback resistor connected to the inverting input and the output of the operation amplifier.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the transmit canceller further comprises:

a first input configured to receive the replica transmit signal; and

a second input configured to receive the composite signal.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the transmit canceller comprises:

a third resistor having

a first end that is connected to the first input, and

a second end that is connected to the inverting input; and

a fourth resistor having

a first end that is connected to the second input, and

a second end that is connected to the inverting input.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a common-mode circuit configured to generate a common-mode feedback current,

wherein the transmit canceller is further configured to sum the common-mode feedback current with the composite signal and the replica transmit signal.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the common-mode circuit includes an operational amplifier configured to receive:

a first differential component of the composite signal;

a second differential component of the composite signal; and

a common-mode voltage signal.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein:

the common-mode circuit further includes a first transistor and a second transistor,

wherein an output of the operational amplifier is connected to an input of each of the first transistor and the second transistor.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the transceiver receives the composite signal through a communications channel; and

the composite signal is caused at least in part by crosstalk associated with the communications channel.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the communications channel comprises four unshielded twisted pairs of cable.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the communications channel comprises a 1000Base-T channel.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the communications channel comprises an optical channel or a wireless channel.

14. A method comprising:

receiving a composite signal, the composite signal being a composite of a transmit signal and a receive signal;

receiving an encoded transmit signal at a transmitter, the transmitter including a first current source and a first resistor;

using the first current source, generating the transmit signal across the first resistor based on the encoded transmit signal;

receiving the encoded transmit signal at a replica transmitter, the replica transmitter including a second current source and at least one second resistor;

using the second current source, generating a replica transmit signal across the at least one second resistor based on the encoded transmit signal; and

recovering the receive signal at least in part by resistively summing the composite signal and the replica transmit signal.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

generating an analog baseline wander current,

wherein recovering the receive signal comprises summing the baseline wander current with the composite signal and the replica transmit signal.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising filtering the replica transmit signal prior to the replica transmit signal being resistively summed with the composite signal.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

generating a common-mode feedback current,

wherein recovering the receive signal comprises summing the common-mode feedback current with the composite signal and the replica transmit signal.