Patent ID: 7099419

Claim:
A method of equalizing a received signal, which is derived from a transmitted signal which is transmitted encoded via a transmission channel, and which includes a predefined sample bit sequence, said method including the following steps: using the predefined sample bit sequence, a first channel estimate of the transmission channel is carried out, and a first estimated channel pulse response is determined; using the first estimated channel pulse response, the received signal is equalized in an equalization stage of a receiver to generate an equalized received signal; using the equalized received signal; a reconstructed transmitted signal is formed; then, using an extended sample bit sequence, which includes bits of the predefined sample bit sequence and bits of the reconstructed transmitted signal, at least one second channel estimate of the transmission channel is carried out, and at least one second estimated channel pulse response is determined; wherein the equalization stage is synchronized to the received signal, by using at least the second estimated channel pulse response which is estimated using the extended sample bit sequence.