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High speed analog echo canceller
Assignee: Racal Data Communications Inc
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Filing: 1985-11-12
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Granted: 1989-03-07
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Expires: 2005-11-12
Abstract
Abstract An echo canceller stores echo signals in a plurality of sample and hold circuits. These echo signals are selectively switched to the input of a summing amplifier for subtraction from a data plus echo signal. A training sequence detector is utilized to detect the statistical occurrence of a predetermined training signal embedded within a stream of data. The echo canceller requires no analog to digital conversion or digital processer and operates at very high speeds. The circuit may be implemented in integrated circuit form at very low cost.
Inventors
- 👤 Zheng F. Huang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 06:23
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B3/00; H04B3/02; H04B3/20; H04B3/23; H04B3/238; H04B3/231
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
An apparatus for conditioning an echo canceller, comprising: data input means for receiving digital input data for transmission over a transmission medium; receiving means for receiving digital data corrupted by an echo signal from said transmission medium; an echo canceller operatively coupled to said transmission medium said echo canceller including storing means for storing characteristics of said transmission medium; detecting means, responsive to said input data, for detecting a predetermined digital data pattern occurring in said input data, said predetermined data pattern being an ordinary part of said input data which occurs from time to time without being specifically transmitted for training purposes; and training means for training said echo canceller by storing characteristics of said transmission medium in said storing means in response to said detecting means whenever said detecting means detects said predetermined digital data pattern.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
138 words
An apparatus for conditioning an echo canceller, comprising: data input means for receiving digital input data for transmission over a transmission medium; receiving means for receiving digital data corrupted by an echo signal from said transmission medium; an echo canceller operatively coupled to said transmission medium said echo canceller including storing means for storing characteristics of said transmission medium; detecting means, responsive to said input data, for detecting a predetermined digital data pattern occurring in said input data, said predetermined data pattern being an ordinary part of said input data which occurs from time to time without being specifically transmitted for training purposes; and training means for training said echo canceller by storing characteristics of said transmission medium in said storing means in response to said detecting means whenever said detecting means detects said predetermined digital data pattern.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of training an echo canceller, comprising the steps of: detecting a predetermined digital data pattern forming a part of streams of data to be transmitted, said predetermined data pattern being an ordinary part of said input data which occurs from time to time without being specifically transmitted for training purposes; receiving an echo signal resulting from transmission of said predetermined digital data pattern; and training said echo canceller by storing samples of said echo signal for use as a representation of transmission line characteristics in response to said detecting step.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of training an echo canceller, comprising the steps of: detecting a predetermined digital data pattern forming a part of streams of data to be transmitted, said predetermined data pattern being an ordinary part of said input data which occurs from time to time without being specifically transmitted for training purposes; receiving an echo signal resulting from transmission of said predetermined digital data pattern; and training said echo canceller by storing samples of said echo signal for use as a representation of transmission line characteristics in response to said detecting step.
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