Decision threshold adjustment
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a digital data signal at an optical receiver;
recovering a clock signal from the digital data signal;
measuring an eye quality of the received digital data signal by an eye quality monitor that is driven based on the recovered clock signal;
adjusting a decision threshold value of a decision threshold controller of the optical receiver based on the measured eye quality;
comparing the adjusted decision threshold value against the digital data signal to determine whether to output a digital “
HIGH”
value for the digital data signal or to output a digital “
LOW”
value for the digital data signal;
obtaining a plurality of signal quality factors that include;
a temperature of the optical receiver, a power of an optical signal received at the optical receiver and that includes the digital data signal, a bit rate of the digital data signal, and a channel frequency of the optical signal, wherein the obtaining of each of the signal quality factors is based on the eye quality being affected by the signal quality factors;
detecting a change in the plurality of signal quality factors based on the obtained signal quality factors;
generating an eye quality measurement control signal in response to detecting the change;
activating the eye quality monitor based on the eye quality measurement control signal such that the eye quality monitor takes a subsequent measurement of the eye quality of the digital data signal in response to the change being detected;
analyzing the subsequent measurement of the eye quality in response to detecting the change; and
readjusting the decision threshold value based on the analyzing of the subsequent measurement of the eye quality that was made in response to the eye quality measurement control signal that was generated in response to detecting the change.
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Abstract
According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method may include receiving a digital data signal at an optical receiver. The method may further include measuring an eye quality of the received digital data signal. In addition, the method may include adjusting a decision threshold of the optical receiver based on the measured eye quality.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a digital data signal at an optical receiver; recovering a clock signal from the digital data signal; measuring an eye quality of the received digital data signal by an eye quality monitor that is driven based on the recovered clock signal; adjusting a decision threshold value of a decision threshold controller of the optical receiver based on the measured eye quality; comparing the adjusted decision threshold value against the digital data signal to determine whether to output a digital “
HIGH”
value for the digital data signal or to output a digital “
LOW”
value for the digital data signal;obtaining a plurality of signal quality factors that include;
a temperature of the optical receiver, a power of an optical signal received at the optical receiver and that includes the digital data signal, a bit rate of the digital data signal, and a channel frequency of the optical signal, wherein the obtaining of each of the signal quality factors is based on the eye quality being affected by the signal quality factors;detecting a change in the plurality of signal quality factors based on the obtained signal quality factors; generating an eye quality measurement control signal in response to detecting the change; activating the eye quality monitor based on the eye quality measurement control signal such that the eye quality monitor takes a subsequent measurement of the eye quality of the digital data signal in response to the change being detected; analyzing the subsequent measurement of the eye quality in response to detecting the change; and readjusting the decision threshold value based on the analyzing of the subsequent measurement of the eye quality that was made in response to the eye quality measurement control signal that was generated in response to detecting the change. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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an optical receiver configured to; receive an optical signal that includes a digital data signal; and convert the optical signal into an electrical signal that includes the digital data signal; an eye quality monitor communicatively coupled to the optical receiver and configured to; receive the electrical signal; and measure an eye quality of the digital data signal included in the electrical signal; and a control system communicatively coupled to the optical receiver and the eye quality monitor and configured to; adjust a decision threshold value of a decision threshold controller of the optical receiver based on the eye quality measured by the eye quality monitor, the decision threshold value being compared against the electrical signal to determine whether to output a digital “
HIGH”
value for the digital data signal or to output a digital “
LOW”
value for the digital data signal;detect a change in two or more of the following;
a temperature of the optical receiver, a power of an optical signal that includes the digital data signal, a bit rate of the digital data signal, and a channel frequency of the optical signal;generate an eye quality measurement control signal in response to detecting the change; communicate the eye quality measurement control signal to the eye quality monitor such that the eye quality monitor is activated to take a subsequent measurement of the eye quality of the digital data signal in response to the change being detected; obtain, from the eye quality monitor, the subsequent measurement of the eye quality; analyze the subsequent measurement of the eye quality in response to detecting the change; and readjust the decision threshold value based on the analyzing of the subsequent measurement of the eye quality that was measured in response to the eye quality measurement control signal that was generated in response to detecting the change. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. One or more processors configured to cause a system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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detecting a change in three or more of the following;
a temperature of an optical receiver, a power of an optical signal received at the optical receiver and that includes a digital data signal, a bit rate of the digital data signal, and a channel frequency of the optical signal;generating an eye quality measurement control signal in response to detecting the change; communicating the eye quality measurement control signal to an eye quality monitor such that the eye quality monitor is activated to take a measurement of an eye quality of the digital data signal in response to the change being detected; obtaining, from the eye quality monitor, the measurement of the eye quality; analyzing the measurement of the eye quality of the digital data signal in response to detecting the change; and adjusting a decision threshold value, which is compared against the digital data signal, of the optical receiver based on the analyzing of the measurement of the eye quality that was made in response to the eye quality measurement control signal that was generated in response to detecting the change. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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