Embodiment
In the middle of this specification and follow-up claims, used some vocabulary to censure specific element, and those skilled in the art should understand, hardware manufacturer may be called same element with different nouns, this specification and follow-up claims are not used as distinguishing the mode of element with the difference of title, but the criterion that is used as distinguishing with the difference of element on function, be an open term mentioned " including " in the middle of specification and follow-up claims in the whole text, so should be construed to [include but be not limited to], in addition, [coupling] speech refers to include any indirect means that are electrically connected that directly reach at this, therefore, if describe one first devices, coupled in one second equipment in the literary composition, then represent this first equipment can directly be electrically connected in this second equipment, or be electrically connected to this second equipment indirectly by other equipment or connection means.
The present invention relates to be arranged at a kind of signal handling equipment of a communication system inside, and this specification will illustrate some about using the embodiment of signal handling equipment of the present invention, but those skilled in the art should be able to recognize signal handling equipment of the present invention and also can be applied in the communication system of other various similar types, and the specific embodiment that is not limited in the following description to be provided or the particular electrical circuit framework of the technical characterictic of realizing these specific embodiments.
Generally speaking, signal handling equipment of the present invention can be applied in the communication system of any kind of, a kind of 10G Base-T system that is applied to include is disclosed in this manual, signal handling equipment in Giga Ethernet (Ethernet) system or the communication system of 10/100 Ethernet system, but this just is used to illustrate, rather than restrictive condition of the present invention, in addition, do not influencing under the disclosed situation of the technology of the present invention, in this specification utilization included 10G Base-T system, Giga Ethernet (Ethernet) system or the communication system of 10/100 Ethernet system illustrate the detailed architecture and the operating principle of signal handling equipment of the present invention as an example.
Please refer to Fig. 1, what Fig. 1 illustrated is the simplification block schematic diagram of the signal handling equipment 100 of one first embodiment of the present invention, and signal handling equipment 100 is used in the communication system (not shown), and this communication system includes a plurality of passage (not shown)s.As shown in Figure 1, signal handling equipment 100 includes an analog/digital converter (analog-to-digital converter, ADC) 210,1 first feed forward balancing unit 220, one first data partitioning unit 230, one second feed forward balancing unit 240, one second data partitioning unit 250, one first adder unit 260, one second adder unit 270, an interference cancellation module 280 and a feedback equalization unit 290, wherein, a number of taps of first feed forward balancing unit 220 (tap number) is less than a number of taps of second feed forward balancing unit 240.In addition, analog/digital converter 210 is coupled to one of them passage (not shown) of these a plurality of passages, and be used for an analog input signal (not shown) of this passage is carried out analog/digital conversion to produce a digital input signals (not shown), and first feed forward balancing unit 220 is used for according to carrying out a preliminary compensation corresponding to this digital input signals of this passage producing one first equalizing signal (not shown), and exports first equalizing signal to the first adder unit 260; First adder unit 260 is coupled to first feed forward balancing unit 220, first data partitioning unit 230, interference cancellation module 280 and feedback equalization unit 290, and is used for producing one the 3rd output signal (not shown) to the first data partitioning unit 230, second adder unit 270 and second feed forward balancing unit 240 according to an interference cancellation signals (not shown) of this first equalizing signal, interference cancellation module 280 outputs and a feedback equalization signal of feedback equalization unit 290 outputs; In addition, first data partitioning unit 230 is used for producing one first output signal (not shown) according to the 3rd output signal, and second adder unit 270 is coupled to first adder unit 260 and first data partitioning unit 230, and be used for producing one the 4th output signal (not shown) to interference cancellation module 280 according to the 3rd output signal and this first output signal, and interference cancellation module 280 is coupled to first adder unit 260 and second adder unit 270, and be used for producing interference cancellation signals to the first adder unit 260 according to the 4th output signal, please note at this, interference cancellation module 280 can include an echo canceller (echo canceller) (not shown) and a plurality of near-end crosstalk arrester (nearend crosstalk canceller, NEXT canceller) (not shown), wherein, this echo canceller is used to eliminate the interference of this passage, and these a plurality of near-end crosstalk arresters are used for eliminating the interference of other passage that comes from these a plurality of passages; In addition, second feed forward balancing unit 240 is used for carrying out the compensation of a thin portion to produce one second equalizing signal (not shown) according to the 3rd output signal, and second data partitioning unit 250 be coupled to second feed forward balancing unit 240, and be used for producing one second output signal (not shown) according to this second equalizing signal.In addition, please note at this, the above embodiments only illustrate as of the present invention, rather than restrictive condition of the present invention, for instance, feedback equalization unit 290 is not the necessary element of the signal handling equipment 200 among the present invention, therefore can optionally omit feedback equalization unit 290 under specific circumstances.
Please refer to Fig. 2, what Fig. 2 illustrated is the simplification block schematic diagram of the signal handling equipment 200 of one second embodiment of the present invention, signal handling equipment 200 equally also is to use in a communication system (not shown), and this communication system includes a plurality of passage (not shown)s.Wherein, by the signal handling equipment in the second embodiment of the present invention 200 be with the first embodiment of the present invention in signal handling equipment 100 have similar framework, therefore the subelement symbol of the signal handling equipment 200 in Fig. 2 uses and the same component symbol of signal handling equipment 100 among Fig. 1.As the signal handling equipment in the first embodiment of the present invention 100, signal handling equipment 200 in the second embodiment of the present invention also includes an analog/digital converter 210, one first feed forward balancing unit 220, one first data partitioning unit 230, one second feed forward balancing unit 240, one second data partitioning unit 250, one first adder unit 260, one second adder unit 270, one interference cancellation module 280 and a feedback equalization unit 290, in addition, signal handling equipment 300 includes one the 3rd adder unit 295 in addition, wherein, a number of taps of first feed forward balancing unit 220 equally also is the number of taps less than second feed forward balancing unit 240.Analog/digital converter 210 is coupled to one of them passage (not shown) of these a plurality of passages, and be used for an analog input signal (not shown) of this passage is carried out analog/digital conversion producing a digital input signals (not shown), and first feed forward balancing unit 220 is used for carrying out a preliminary compensation to produce one first equalizing signal (not shown) to the first adder unit 260 according to this digital input signals corresponding to this passage; First adder unit 260 is coupled to first feed forward balancing unit 220, first data partitioning unit 230 and interference cancellation module 280, and is used for producing one the 3rd output signal (not shown) to the first data partitioning unit 230, second adder unit 270 and second feed forward balancing unit 240 according to an interference cancellation signals (not shown) of this first equalizing signal and interference cancellation module 280; In addition, first data partitioning unit 230 is used for producing one first output signal (not shown) according to the 3rd output signal, and second adder unit 270 is coupled to first adder unit 260 and first data partitioning unit 230, and be used for producing one the 4th output signal (not shown) to interference cancellation module 280 according to the 3rd output signal and this first output signal, and interference cancellation module is coupled to first adder unit 260 and second adder unit 270, and be used for producing this interference cancellation signals to the first adder unit 260 according to the 4th output signal, please note at this, interference cancellation module 280 can include an echo canceller (echo canceller) (not shown) and a plurality of near-end crosstalk arrester (near end crosstalkcanceller, NEXT canceller) (not shown), wherein, this echo canceller is used to eliminate the interference of this passage, and these a plurality of near-end crosstalk arresters are used for eliminating the interference of other passage that comes from these a plurality of passages; In addition, second feed forward balancing unit 240 is used for carrying out the compensation of a thin portion to produce one second equalizing signal (not shown) according to the 3rd output signal, and the 3rd adder unit 295 is coupled to second feed forward balancing unit 240, feedback equalization unit 290 and second data partitioning unit 250, wherein, the 3rd adder unit 295 produces one the 5th output signal (not shown) according to a feedback equalization signal of second equalizing signal and feedback equalization unit 290, and second data partitioning unit 250 produces one second output signal (not shown) according to the 5th output signal.In addition, please note at this, the above embodiments only illustrate as of the present invention, rather than restrictive condition of the present invention, for instance, feedback equalization unit 290 and the 3rd adder unit 295 are not the necessary element of the signal handling equipment 300 among the present invention, therefore can optionally omit feedback equalization unit 290 and the 3rd adder unit 295 under specific circumstances.
Please refer to Fig. 3, what Fig. 3 illustrated is the simplification block schematic diagram of the signal handling equipment 300 of one the 3rd embodiment of the present invention, signal handling equipment 300 equally also is to use in a communication system (not shown), and this communication system includes at least one passage (not shown).Wherein, by the signal handling equipment in the third embodiment of the present invention 300 be with the second embodiment of the present invention in signal handling equipment 200 have similar framework, therefore the component symbol of the signal handling equipment 300 in Fig. 3 uses and the same component symbol of signal handling equipment 200 among Fig. 2.As the signal processing apparatus in the second embodiment of the present invention 200, signal handling equipment 300 in the third embodiment of the present invention also includes an analog/digital converter 210, one first feed forward balancing unit 220, one first data partitioning unit 230, one second feed forward balancing unit 240, one second data partitioning unit 250, one first adder unit 260, one second adder unit 270, one interference cancellation module 280, one feedback equalization unit 290 and one the 3rd adder unit 295, wherein, a number of taps of first feed forward balancing unit 220 equally also is the number of taps less than second feed forward balancing unit 240.Analog/digital converter 210 is coupled to one of them passage (not shown) of these a plurality of passages, and be used for an analog input signal (not shown) of this passage is carried out analog/digital conversion to produce a digital input signals (not shown), and first adder unit 260 is coupled to first feed forward balancing unit 220, interference cancellation module 280 and analog/digital converter 210, and is used for producing one the 3rd output signal (not shown) to the first feed forward balancing unit 220 according to an interference cancellation signals (not shown) and this digital input signals; First feed forward balancing unit 220 is used for carrying out a preliminary compensation to produce one first equalizing signal (not shown) to the first data partitioning unit 230, second adder unit 270 and second feed forward balancing unit 240 according to the 3rd output signal, and first data partitioning unit 230 is coupled to first feed forward balancing unit 220, and is used for producing one first output signal (not shown) according to this first equalizing signal; Second adder unit 270 is coupled to first feed forward balancing unit 220 and first data partitioning unit 230, and be used for producing one the 4th output signal (not shown) to interference cancellation module 280 according to this first equalizing signal and this first output signal, and interference cancellation module 280 is coupled to first adder unit 260 and second adder unit 270, and be used for producing this interference cancellation signals to the first adder unit 260 according to the 4th output signal, please note at this, interference cancellation module 280 can include an echo canceller (echo canceller) (not shown) and a plurality of near-end crosstalk arrester (near end crosstalk canceller, NEXT canceller) (not shown), wherein, this echo canceller is used to eliminate the interference of this passage, and these a plurality of near-end crosstalk arresters are used for eliminating the interference of other passage that comes from these a plurality of passages; In addition, second feed forward balancing unit 240 is used for carrying out the compensation of a thin portion to produce one second equalizing signal (not shown) according to this first equalizing signal, and the 3rd adder unit 295 is coupled to second feed forward balancing unit 240, feedback equalization unit 290 and second data partitioning unit 250, wherein, the 3rd adder unit 295 produces one the 5th output signal (not shown) according to a feedback equalization signal of second equalizing signal and feedback equalization unit 290, and second data partitioning unit 250 produces one second output signal (not shown) according to the 5th output signal.In addition, please note at this, the above embodiments only illustrate as of the present invention, rather than restrictive condition of the present invention, for instance, feedback equalization unit 290 and the 3rd adder unit 295 are not the necessary element of the signal handling equipment 300 among the present invention, therefore can optionally omit feedback equalization unit 290 and the 3rd adder unit 295 under specific circumstances.
Please refer to Fig. 4, what Fig. 4 illustrated is the simplification block schematic diagram of the signal handling equipment 400 of one the 4th embodiment of the present invention, signal handling equipment 400 equally also is to use in a communication system (not shown), and this communication system includes at least one passage (not shown).Wherein, by the signal handling equipment in the fourth embodiment of the present invention 400 be with the third embodiment of the present invention in signal handling equipment 300 have similar framework, therefore the component symbol of the signal handling equipment 400 in Fig. 4 uses and the same component symbol of signal handling equipment 400 among Fig. 3.As the signal handling equipment in the third embodiment of the present invention 300, signal handling equipment 400 in the fourth embodiment of the present invention also includes an analog/digital converter 210, one first feed forward balancing unit 220, one first data partitioning unit 230, one second feed forward balancing unit 240, one second data partitioning unit 250, one first adder unit 260, one second adder unit 270, one interference cancellation module 280, one feedback equalization unit 290 and one the 3rd adder unit 295, wherein, a number of taps of first feed forward balancing unit 220 equally also is the number of taps less than second feed forward balancing unit 240.Analog/digital converter 210 is coupled to one of them passage (not shown) of these a plurality of passages, and be used for an analog input signal (not shown) of this passage is carried out analog/digital conversion to produce a digital input signals (not shown), and first adder unit 260 is coupled to first feed forward balancing unit 220, interference cancellation module 280 and analog/digital converter 210, and is used for producing one the 3rd output signal (not shown) to the first feed forward balancing unit 220 according to an interference cancellation signals (not shown) and this digital input signals; First feed forward balancing unit 220 is used for carrying out a preliminary compensation to produce one first equalizing signal (not shown) to the, three adder units 295 according to the 3rd output signal, and the 3rd adder unit 295 is coupled to first feed forward balancing unit 220, feedback equalization unit 290, second adder unit 270, second feed forward balancing unit 240 and first data partitioning unit 230, wherein, the 3rd adder unit 295 produces one the 5th output signal (not shown) to the second adder unit 270 according to a feedback equalization signal of this first equalizing signal and feedback equalization unit 290, second feed forward balancing unit 240 and first data partitioning unit 230, and first data partitioning unit 230 produces one first output signal (not shown) to the second adder unit 270 according to the 5th output signal, and second adder unit 270 produce one the 4th output signal (not shown) to interference cancellation module 280 according to the 5th output signal and this first output signal, and interference cancellation module 280 is coupled to first adder unit 260 and second adder unit 270, and be used for producing this interference cancellation signals to the first adder unit 260 according to the 4th output signal, please note at this, interference cancellation module 280 can include an echo canceller (echo canceller) (not shown) and a plurality of near-end crosstalk arrester (near end crosstalk canceller, NEXT canceller) (not shown), wherein, this echo canceller is used to eliminate the interference of this passage, and these a plurality of near-end crosstalk arresters are used for eliminating the interference of other passage that comes from these a plurality of passages; In addition, second feed forward balancing unit 240 is carried out the compensation of a thin portion to produce one second equalizing signal (not shown) to the second data partitioning unit according to the 5th output signal, and second data partitioning unit 250 be coupled to second feed forward balancing unit 240, and be used for producing one second output signal (not shown) according to this second equalizing signal.In addition, please note at this, the above embodiments only illustrate as of the present invention, rather than restrictive condition of the present invention, for instance, feedback equalization unit 290 is not the necessary element of the signal handling equipment 200 among the present invention, therefore can optionally omit feedback equalization unit 290 under specific circumstances.
In sum, because signal handling equipment disclosed in this invention includes short long second feed forward balancing unit (that is a number of taps of first feed forward balancing unit is less than number of taps of second feed forward balancing unit) of first feed forward balancing unit and, has the framework in preface recovery loop (timing recovery loop) more in short-term to constitute one, therefore can be used in a communication system, reducing timing recovery loop-delay (timing recovery loop delay), and can improve signal to noise ratio (signal to noise ratio, SNR).
The above only is embodiments of the invention, and all equalizations of doing according to claims of the present invention change and modify, and all should belong to covering scope of the present invention.