Patent ID: 8983416
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H03G,H04B

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a series of gain stages each comprising at least one power adjustment circuit; and a central arbiter device for monitoring power output of a plurality of said gain stages and controlling a respective gain amount of each of the plurality of said gain stages, wherein said central arbiter device is operatively connected to make a prediction whether increasing gain at an upstream gain stage of said series of gain stages would cause irreversible distortion at a downstream gain stage of said series of gain stages, and control respective gain amounts of said upstream gain stage and said downstream gain stage conditioned on an outcome of said prediction, including incrementally increase gain at the upstream gain stage at a rate that accommodates incremental decrease of gain at the downstream gain stage in order to reverse distortion at the downstream gain stage; a plurality of predefined actions for said arbiter to trigger for correcting distortion in one or more of the gain stages; and a plurality of predefined actions for said arbiter to trigger for correcting noise in one or more of the gain stages; wherein priority is given to said predefined actions for correcting distortion over said predefined actions for correcting noise.