Apparatus for Automatically Detecting BER Measurement Signal
AssigneeLeader Electronics Corporation
InventorsAkira Yasumoto, Susumu Akada, Minoru Nishiyama
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises input means, detection means and a selector, and automatically detects a kind of serial signal used in BER measurement. The input means receives at least two signals which include a data signal, and a clock signal having a period corresponding to one bit of the data signal. The detection means determines which one of the at least two signals is a clock signal or a data signal. The selector outputs the signal determined to be a clock signal from a clock signal terminal and outputs the signal determined to be a data signal from a data signal terminal.
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An apparatus (40) which automatically detects a kind of serial signal used in BER measurement, the apparatus (40) comprising:
- input means (41) for receiving at least two signals, one of the at least two signals being a data signal, the other one of the at least two signals being a clock signal having a period corresponding to one bit of the data signal;
- detection means (42) for detecting a kind of the at least two signals supplied to the input means (41), and determining which one of the at least two signals is a clock signal and which one of the at least two signals is a data signal;
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- a selector (43) which outputs the signal determined to be a clock signal from a clock signal terminal, and outputs the signal determined to be a data signal from a data signal terminal.
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