Patent ID: 9450788
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. An equalizer system for processing a received signal at a communications receiver comprising: a first equalizer configured to receive and process a received signal according to first equalizer coefficients to create a first equalizer output, the first equalizer active during an initialization phase to enable generation of the first equalizer coefficients and also active during an operational phase; a second equalizer configured to receive and process the first equalizer output to create a second equalizer output which is provided to the first equalizer, the second equalizer active only during the initialization phase, to aid in calculation of the first equalizer coefficients, and inactive during the operational phase; and a third equalizer configured to receive and process the first equalizer output, after calculation of the first equalizer coefficients, to create a third equalizer output, the third equalizer inactive during the initialization phase and active during the operational phase.