IL116183A - Method and apparatus for testing a digital communication channel - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for testing a digital communication channel

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IL116183A
IL116183A IL11618395A IL11618395A IL116183A IL 116183 A IL116183 A IL 116183A IL 11618395 A IL11618395 A IL 11618395A IL 11618395 A IL11618395 A IL 11618395A IL 116183 A IL116183 A IL 116183A
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communication channel
digital communication
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Qualcomm Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B17/00—Monitoring; Testing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L1/00—Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
    • H04L1/24—Testing correct operation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L1/00—Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
    • H04L1/20—Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received using signal quality detector
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L1/00—Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
    • H04L1/24—Testing correct operation
    • H04L1/241—Testing correct operation using pseudo-errors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L1/00—Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
    • H04L1/24—Testing correct operation
    • H04L1/242—Testing correct operation by comparing a transmitted test signal with a locally generated replica
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L27/00—Modulated-carrier systems
    • H04L27/0014—Carrier regulation
    • H04L2027/0024—Carrier regulation at the receiver end
    • H04L2027/0026—Correction of carrier offset
    • H04L2027/0034—Correction of carrier offset using hypothesis testing

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Mobile Radio Communication Systems (AREA)
  • Detection And Prevention Of Errors In Transmission (AREA)
  • Maintenance And Management Of Digital Transmission (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Transmission In General (AREA)
  • Communication Control (AREA)
IL11618395A 1994-11-30 1995-11-28 Method and apparatus for testing a digital communication channel IL116183A (en)

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US08/347,526 US5802105A (en) 1994-11-30 1994-11-30 Method and apparatus for testing a digital communication channel

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IL116183A true IL116183A (en) 2003-11-23

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JP (1) JP3388752B2 (xx)
KR (1) KR100396363B1 (xx)
CN (1) CN1160895C (xx)
AR (1) AR000234A1 (xx)
AT (1) ATE355668T1 (xx)
AU (1) AU706824B2 (xx)
BR (1) BR9510001A (xx)
CA (1) CA2206251C (xx)
DE (1) DE69535410T2 (xx)
ES (1) ES2282996T3 (xx)
FI (2) FI118913B (xx)
HK (1) HK1005282A1 (xx)
IL (1) IL116183A (xx)
RU (1) RU2142197C1 (xx)
TW (1) TW285795B (xx)
WO (1) WO1996017454A1 (xx)
ZA (1) ZA9510109B (xx)

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