FIR (feed-forward) compensating filter. Linear errors can come from filters in a transmitter or receiver's IF or from the presence of multiple paths in the transmission path, such as reflections in a cable system. These types of problems appear as group-delay distortion, frequency-response errors (tilt, ripple), and reflections or multipath distortion.
equalization removes linear errors from modulated signals by dynamically creating and applying aEqualization allows measurement of some impaired channels and can be used to isolate linear from non-llinear error mechanisms. Equalization does not require symbol lock or prior knowledge of the signal (such as a training sequence) and is compatible with recorded data.
By default, the equalization filter has a unit impulse response which yields a flat frequency response (only one tap in the filter has a non-zero value and data simply passes through the filter). The position of the unit impulse is a function of the filter length and is positioned to provide the most optimum efficiency for most situations. The position cannot be adjusted.
The equalization filter has a unit impulse response when:
Aside from the above conditions, the application uses the last computed coefficients when equalization is enabled. For example, if equalization is used in a previous measurement, the application uses the coefficients from the previous measurement unless the equalization filter is reset or Equalization Filter to initialize the filter coefficients before a measurement is started.
is changed. Therefore, it is good practice to reset theThe following paragraphs highlight important concepts about
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