摘要 |
A method for detecting a delimiter pattern (SOF) in a signal stream containing a carrier or subcarrier modulated by the delimiter pattern comprises: specifying an expected delimiter occurrence time (t1) of an occurrence of the delimiter pattern and a tolerance zone (tz) within which the expected delimiter occurrence time (t1) may jitter; approximating, within the tolerance zone (tz), a zero of a cross correlation function (CCF) of the data stream with the delimiter pattern, or detecting the phase (&phgr;) of the carrier or subcarrier in respect to an arbitrarily defined reference position within the tolerance zone (tz), e.g. in respect to the expected delimiter occurrence time (t1); calculating a first maximum of the cross correlation function (CCF) within the tolerance zone (tz) by use of the approximated zero or phase (&phgr;); calculating all other maxima of the cross correlation function (CCF) within the tolerance zone (tz); detecting the highest maximum among the calculated maxima, which highest maximum is representative for the moment in time of occurrence of the delimiter pattern.
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