Sign-based general zero-forcing adaptive equalizer control
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- one or more residual intersymbol interference (ISI) detectors that are each configured to receive from a decision feedback equalizer (DFE) a data signal or an error signal comprising residual ISI and produce a first output signal indicating whether the residual ISI has a positive sign or a negative sign;
one or more column balancers that are each configured to receive, from one or more of the ISI residual detectors, respective first output signals and select one of the received first output signals to produce a second output signal; and
one or more weight selectors that are each configured to;
receive, from a particular one of the one or more column balancers, a respective second output signal;
access from among a plurality of weight values one of the weight values for the received second output signal, the accessed one of the weight values;
corresponding to the particular one column balancer; and
the residual ISI detector that produced the selected first output signal to produce the received second output signal; and
having a magnitude that is substantially independent of the sign of the residual ISI indicated by the selected first output signal to produce the received second output signal; and
produce a third output signal based on the accessed one of the weight values and the sign of the residual ISI indicated by the selected first output signal to produce the received second output signal, the third signal being usable in producing one or more fourth output signals representing one or more control variables for one or more equalizers.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a system includes one or more digital feedback equalizers (DFEs) that include one or more residual intersymbol interference (ISI) detectors, one or more column balancers, and one or more weight selectors. The residual ISI detectors produce a first output signal indicating whether the residual ISI of a received input signal has a positive sign or a negative sign. The column balancers select one of the first output signals to produce a second output signal. The weight selectors access one of the weight values. The weight value corresponds to the column balancer that produced the second output signal and the residual ISI detector that produced the first output signal, and has a magnitude that is substantially independent of the sign of the residual ISI. The weight selectors produce a third output signal based on the weight value and the sign of the residual ISI.
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19 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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one or more residual intersymbol interference (ISI) detectors that are each configured to receive from a decision feedback equalizer (DFE) a data signal or an error signal comprising residual ISI and produce a first output signal indicating whether the residual ISI has a positive sign or a negative sign; one or more column balancers that are each configured to receive, from one or more of the ISI residual detectors, respective first output signals and select one of the received first output signals to produce a second output signal; and one or more weight selectors that are each configured to; receive, from a particular one of the one or more column balancers, a respective second output signal; access from among a plurality of weight values one of the weight values for the received second output signal, the accessed one of the weight values; corresponding to the particular one column balancer; and
the residual ISI detector that produced the selected first output signal to produce the received second output signal; andhaving a magnitude that is substantially independent of the sign of the residual ISI indicated by the selected first output signal to produce the received second output signal; and produce a third output signal based on the accessed one of the weight values and the sign of the residual ISI indicated by the selected first output signal to produce the received second output signal, the third signal being usable in producing one or more fourth output signals representing one or more control variables for one or more equalizers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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by each of one or more residual intersymbol interference (ISI) detectors; receiving from a decision feedback equalizer (DFE) a data signal or an error signal comprising residual ISI; and producing a first output signal indicating whether the residual ISI has a positive sign or a negative sign; by each of one or more column balancers; receiving, from one or more of the ISI residual detectors, respective first output signals; and selecting one of the received first output signals to produce a second output signal; by each of one or more weight selectors; receiving, from a particular one of the one or more column balancers, a respective second output signal; accessing from among a plurality of weight values one of the weight values for the received second output signal, the accessed one of the weight values; corresponding to the particular one column balancer and the residual ISI detector that produced the selected first output signal to produce the received second output signal; and having a magnitude that is substantially independent of the sign of the residual ISI indicated by the selected first output signal to produce the received second output signal; and producing a third output signal based on the accessed one of the weight values and the sign of the residual ISI indicated by the selected first output signal to produce the received second output signal, the third signal being usable in producing one or more fourth output signals representing one or more control variables for one or more equalizers.
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19. A system comprising:
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means for producing one or more first output signals, each first output signal indicating whether a corresponding residual intersymbol interference (ISI) has a positive sign or a negative sign; means for selecting one of the one or more first output signals to produce a second output signal; means for accessing from among a plurality of weight values one of the weight values for the second output signal, the accessed one of the weight values; corresponding to means for selecting one of the one or more first output signals to produce the second output signal; and having a magnitude that is substantially independent of the sign of the residual ISI indicated by the selected first output signal to produce the second output signal; and means for producing a third output signal based on the accessed one of the weight values and the sign of the residual ISI indicated by the selected first output signal to produce the second output signal, the third signal being usable in producing one or more fourth output signals representing one or more control variables for one or more equalizers.
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