Pulse or digital communications – Equalizers
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-20
2005-09-20
Tran, Khai (Department: 2637)
Pulse or digital communications
Equalizers
C375S231000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06947480
ABSTRACT:
A network adapter capable of receiving data from a network, said adapter arranged to receive data at at least a lowest and a highest rate; said adapter comprising: sampling means arranged to sample said data; an equalizer arranged to receive, and equalize, said data samples, and said equalizer capable of being trained to equalize data, at at least, each of said lowest and highest data rates; and training means capable of training said equalizer to equalize data; wherein; said adapter is initially arranged to train said equalizer to receive data at said lowest data rate allowing data to be decoded and if upon decoding said adapter determines that said equalizer has been trained to equalise data at the incorrect rate to retrain said equalize to equalize data at the correct rate.
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Beale Martin Warwick
Castle Robert John
Johnson Ian Robert
Wilkinson Timothy Alan Heath
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