Method and apparatus for synchronization of a decoding unit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9998278
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14846862

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An apparatus and method for synchronization of a decoding unit to a received data bit stream, DBS, encoded according to a data protocol, DP, said apparatus comprising a sampling unit adapted to sample a bit sequence, BSEQ, having a predetermined bit sequence length, BSEQL, from the received data bit stream, DBS, and a checking unit configured to check whether at least one specific bit of the sampled bit sequence, BSEQ, fulfills a predetermined error detection condition, EDC, defined by said data protocol, DP, and further configured to synchronize the decoding unit to the received data bit stream, DBS, if the checking result is positive.

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  • ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG

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Horn, Armin Newberg, US 14 129
Zhang, Joe Lake Oswego, US 7 17

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