Patent ID: 7839921

Claim:
A method for producing equalizer coefficients in a Radio Frequency (RF) receiver comprising: receiving a plurality of time domain training symbols; processing the time domain training symbols to produce a time domain channel estimate; processing the time domain channel estimate to produce time domain equalizer coefficients having a plurality of taps; calculating a power threshold based upon a total power of the plurality of taps; for a plurality of iterations: identifying at least one minimum power tap; determining a total power figure based upon zeroing the at least one minimum power tap; when the total power figure compares favorably to the power threshold, modifying the plurality of taps by zeroing the at least one minimum power tap and continuing iterating; and when the total power figure compares unfavorably to the power threshold, ceasing iterating without modifying the plurality of taps by zeroing the at least one minimum power tap; and producing modified time domain equalizer coefficients.