Patent ReferencesMethod and device for estimating phase error Apparatus for generating timing signals for a digital television signal receiver Carrier phase estimation based on single-axis constant modulus cost criterion and Bussgang criteria Patent #: 7031405 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 10737323 filed on 12/16/2003US Classes:375/324, Particular demodulator714/786, Forward error correction by tree code (e.g., convolutional)329/304, PHASE SHIFT KEYING OR QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE DEMODULATOR375/321, Single or vestigial sideband or suppressed carrier375/326Carrier recovery circuit or carrier trackingExaminersPrimary: Ghayour, MohammadAssistant: Williams, Lawrence Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04L 27/14AbstractA method and system for modulating and detecting high datarate symbol communications provides superior performance in channels having a fixed spectral efficiency. A quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) constellation and an optimized mapping are employed to encode/detect a communications signal and error correction is provided using high speed forward error correction techniques. A log likelihood detection scheme and/or a novel phase detector may be employed to further enhance performance. | |