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US 5,668,813 AGranted
Dynamic synchronization code detection window
OwnerCharles J. Malek, David L. Weigandinventors
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Abstract
A TDMA communication system having a selectable synchronization code receive window is described. To eliminate any false detections of a synchronization code, a selectable window is created during which the synchronization code is expected to appear. The size of the window is reduced once the synchronization code is detected. In one embodiment, the size of the window is based on the elapsed time since the last synchronization of the TDMA system.
Claims7
A synchronization method performed by a TDMA communication system, said system transmitting and receiving bursts of serial data within time slots, said method comprising the steps of:
- comparing received data with a predetermined slot synchronization code;
- detecting a first match between a received synchronization code and said predetermined synchronization code;
- determining an amount of time which has elapsed without detecting said synchronization code;
- dynamically adjusting a size of a time window for detecting a last bit of a subsequently received synchronization code matching said predetermined synchronization code, wherein said size of said time window is selected based upon an amount of time that has elapsed without attempting to detect said synchronization code;
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- detecting a received synchronization code whose last bit occurs within said time window and, in response to such detection, synchronizing slot times in said TDMA communication system with said received synchronization code.
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