Detection and correction circuit for blind equalization convergence errors

摘要

An apparatus processes an equalizer output signal. The equalizer output signal is formed by transmitting an alternate mark inversion input signal over a channel and passing the transmitted signal through an adaptive equalizer. The apparatus includes a correlator circuit block that detects an incorrect convergence of the adaptive equalizer and outputs a correlator output signal. A corrector filter receives the equalizer output signal and the correlator output signal, and applies a correction to the equalizer output signal based on the correlator output signal, to form a corrected signal that is substantially a time delayed copy of the input signal.