Patent ID: 6763063
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: H03K,H04B

Abstract:
A method of estimating a peak magnitude of a signal from a set of signal samples that have been communicated through a communication system, comprising:selecting, from the set of signal samples, a largest signal sample that occurs at a time, s1; selecting, from the set of signal samples, a next largest signal sample that is adjacent to the largest signal sample, wherein the next largest signal sample occurs at a time, s2; generating a first ratio of a first derived signal sample and a second derived signal sample, wherein the first derived signal sample is derived from the largest signal sample, and the second derived signal sample is derived from the next largest signal sample; using the first ratio to determine a second ratio, wherein the second ratio represents a peak magnitude of a communication system response divided by a second magnitude of the communication system response, wherein the second magnitude of the communication system response is the communication system response at the time s1; and using the second ratio and the first derived signal sample to generate the peak magnitude of the signal.