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Abstract

In a system encompassing the transmission of high speed data over a communication channel, a circuit provides information as to whether the modems of the system are in synchronism. The circuit first determines the number of points being received within a given time at a certain inner location in the signal constellation and at another certain outer location in the signal constellation. The circuit includes an up/down counter which is incremented for each inner point received by the circuit and decremented for each outer point received. The counter output is conveyed to a comparator which determines whether the counter output has reached a preselected threshold. At the time that the counter output reaches the preselected threshold, the comparator outputs a signal which is indicative of the fact that the modems of the system are out of synchronism and retraining of the system is required.

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