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referring to fig1 an example of a digital communication system that incorporates the present invention . the digital communication system is shown including a central office switch 2 and a plurality of cpe units 4 , 6 and 8 . the central office switch 2 has a plurality of clock recovery ( cr ) circuits 10 , 12 , and 14 . each cr circuit 10 , 12 and 14 is connected to the cpe units 4 , 6 and 8 through a passive optical network ( pon ). as an example , cr 10 is connected to the set of cpe units 4 through pon 16 . cr 12 is connected to the set of cpe units 6 through pon 18 . cr 14 is connected to the set of cpe units 8 through pon 20 . thus , the upstream data is transmitted from the individual cpe units to the corresponding cr circuit at which the upstream data is recovered and processed by the central office switch 2 . the path of the downstream data from the central office switch 2 to each of the cpes through the pons is not shown . fig2 shows an adprs 22 in combination with the elements of the system in fig1 . as an example , the adprs 22 is inside the cr 10 . the figure shows the adprs 22 connected to the central office switch 2 and the pon 16 . the central office switch 2 sends the pon 16 the downstream data 24 so that it can be transmitted to the corresponding cpes of fig1 . the pon 16 sends the adprs 22 an upstream data 26 . the central office switch 2 also sends the adprs 22 a downstream clock ( clk 28 ) to process the received upstream data 26 . when the adprs 22 receives the upstream data 26 and the clk 28 , the adprs 22 produces a recovered upstream data clock ( clk out 30 ), a recovered output from the upstream data ( data out 32 ), a start of cell ( soc 34 ) indicator , and preamble ( pr 38 ) sequence . the clk out 30 , data out 32 , soc 34 , and pr 38 are all sent to the central office switch 2 for processing . in fig3 an example of a time slot frame 48 structure is shown for the upstream data 26 format of fig2 . the frame 48 is one millisecond long and is composed of 324 cell slots each 60 bytes long for a total frame length of 19 , 440 bytes . each cell slot has five sub - cells . the first three sub - cells are each two bytes and have the guard band ( gb ) 36 , the pr 38 , and a delimiter ( dl ) 40 . a fourth sub - cell is a one byte data indicator ( di ) 42 and a fifth sub - cell is a fifty three byte asynchronous transfer mode ( atm ) cell 44 . the upstream data 26 of fig2 is transmitted via the atm cell 44 . the other sub - cells 36 , 38 , 40 , and 42 transmit the header information for the system . the gb 36 is defined as all zeros and keeps the cell slots from interfering with each other . the pr 38 is filled with the binary pattern 1010101010101010 and is used for the phase recovery . finally , the dl 40 is filled with a value of 1011001111010000 and identifies the byte alignment while the di 42 identifies the type of cell being transmitted . fig4 is a functional block diagram of the adprs 22 of fig2 in accordance with the invention . fig4 shows a phase circuit 50 , a combination circuit 60 , and a phase alignment circuit 66 , which are the main sub - circuits of the adprs 22 . the phase circuit 50 generates a sequence of phase signals 52 . the phase circuit 50 generates n phase signals 54 , 56 , and 58 . for illustration purposes n is chosen to be four . the phase signals 52 are inputted into a combination circuit 60 that combines the individual phase signals ( such as 54 , 56 , and 58 ) with a data packet 62 and produces a selected phase signal 64 that is closest to the data packet 62 . the data packet 62 is the time slot frame 48 structure in fig3 of the upstream data 26 of fig2 . the selected phase signal 64 is input into a phase alignment circuit 66 that aligns the data packet 62 with the selected phase signal 64 and produces a aligned phase data sequence 68 . the aligned data sequence is the data out 32 of fig2 . fig5 is a flow chart showing the steps performed by the fig4 elements of the adprs 22 of fig2 . the phase circuit 50 of fig4 performs the first step . the phase circuit 50 generates a sequence of phase signals 52 in step 70 . the combination circuit 60 of fig4 then performs multiple steps . the combination circuit 60 compares the phase signals 52 with the data packet 62 and selects a phase signal in step 76 . next a test is performed in decision step 78 to see if the selected phase signal is closest to the data packet 62 . if the answer is no , the decision step 78 sends the process back to step 76 and select another phase signal to test . if the answer is yes , the decision step 78 sends the selected phase signal to the phase alignment circuit 66 that aligns the data packet with the selected phase signal in step 80 , produces the aligned phase data 68 of fig4 and ends the process at step 82 . fig6 is a circuit diagram of the adprs 22 in fig2 for the invention . as an example based on g 3 , the circuit uses the downstream data link 622 . 08 mhz as the downstream clock source ( clk ) 28 . at initialization , a four bit shift register 84 is loaded with the binary values 0001 86 at the terminals d 0 a , d 1 a , d 2 a , and d 3 a respectively by reset 88 which is synchronous with clk 28 . the outputs q 0 a , q 1 a , q 2 a , and q 3 a of the shift register 84 containing phase information ph 0 , ph 1 , ph 2 , and ph 3 are feed into the corresponding input terminals d 0 b , d 1 b , d 2 b , and d 3 b of a four bit holding latch 90 . the corresponding outputs of the shift register 84 and the four bit latch 90 are first individually combined in separate and gates ( ph 0 and q 3 b at gate 92 , ph 1 and q 0 b at gate 94 , ph 2 and q 1 b at gate 96 , and ph 3 and q 2 b at gate 98 ) and then combined again in a four bit or gate 100 . the output of or gate 100 is then used to enable a detector circuit 102 while pho enables a flip - flop b 104 and a flip - flop c 106 . both flip - flop b 104 and flip - flop c 106 use clk 28 . the upstream data 26 is input into the d terminal of the detector circuit 102 . then , the dl 40 output ( binary sequence 1011001111010000 ) of the detector circuit 102 is input into an and gate 108 which is anded with a stretched pr 110 from a pulse stretcher 112 and the pr 38 . the q b ( the data closest to center bit ) output of the detector circuit 102 is input into the d terminal of flip - flop c 106 . the q terminal of flip - flop c 106 produces the data out 32 and the q terminal of flip - flop b 104 produces the soc 34 information . the detection circuit 102 also produces the pr 38 which is input into a flip - flop e 114 and the pulse stretcher 112 . flip - flop e 114 always has a one value at the d terminal and is clocked by pr 38 . the output of flip - flop e 114 is combined with the reset 88 in or gate 116 and then input into a set input of a flip - flop a 118 . flip - flop a 118 always has a zero value at the d terminal and is clocked by an inclk 120 . inclk 120 is generated by the combining of the inverse of clk 28 with the upstream data 26 in an and gate 116 . inclk 120 also clocks the four bit holding latch 90 . the output of flip - flop a 118 is input into the enablement of the four bit holding latch 90 and clear terminal of flip - flop e 114 . the ph 0 and ph 2 values from the shift register 84 are combined in and gate 124 and input into the enablement of flip - flop d 126 . the d input terminal of flip - flop d 126 is connected to the ph 2 value of the shift register 84 and the flip - flop d 126 output clk out 30 . after reset , the initialization binary value 0001 86 , initially loaded into the shift register 84 , rotates through four binary values in the shift register 84 providing the phase encoding ( phase signals of fig4 ) for ph 0 , ph 1 , ph 2 , and ph 3 . ph 1 corresponds to the initial binary value 0001 86 . when the upstream data 26 goes to a high state the pr 38 value goes high for two bits which clocks flip - flop e 114 . flip - flop e 114 has a one value at its d terminal so it then sets flip - flop a 118 high when inclk 120 is high . inclk 120 only goes high when data is present because it is the result of upstream data 26 being anded with the inverse of clk 28 . once flip - flop a 118 goes high it enables the latch 90 and clears the flip - flop e 114 . once the latch 90 is enabled it accepts the phase signals ph 0 , ph 1 , ph 2 , and ph 3 from the shift register 84 and holds onto the phase value until the next pr 38 is received by the system . until the next pr 38 is received , the shift register 84 counts through all the phases without loading the latch 90 . the combinatorial gates 92 , 94 , 96 , 98 , and 100 the counted phase value of the shift register 84 with the stored phase value in the latch 90 . a high value at or gate 100 will only be produced when the counted phase value of the shift register 84 matches the stored phase value of the latch 90 . the detector circuit 102 is enabled when the counted phase value of the shift register 84 matches the stored phase value of the latch 90 . once enabled the detector circuit 102 processes the upstream data 26 input and extracts the pr 38 cell , the dl 40 cell , and the q b . the extracted pr 38 , from the detector circuit 102 , is input into the pulse stretcher 112 and used to clock flip - flop e 114 . the q b is used to align the data out 32 when the phase value of the shift register 84 is at binary value 1000 86 . the dl 40 and the stretched pr 110 are anded in and gate 108 to produce a high value at flip - flop b &# 39 ; s 104 d terminal only when both dl 40 and stretched pr 110 match which corresponds to the start of new cell . flip - flop b 104 will produce a high soc 34 value when both dl 40 and the stretched pr 110 match and the ph 0 is high . the first , ph 0 , and third , ph 2 , phase values of the shift register 84 are combined in or gate 124 and input into flip - flop d 126 to produce the clk out 30 . flip - flop flip - flop d 126 is enabled only when either ph 0 or ph 2 is high . thus the flip - flop d 126 is active at one fourth the rate of clk 28 . ph 2 is chosen as the input to flip - flop d 126 because ph 0 would give a false input at reset . fig7 is a comparative timing of the waveforms at the various inputs and outputs of the digital circuit of fig6 . the waveforms for the clk 28 , the phase encoded values ph 0 , ph 1 , ph 2 , ph 3 , the upstream data 26 , inclk 120 , pr 38 , flip - flop e 114 , flip - flop a 118 , the latch 90 , the detector circuit 102 enable from or gate 100 , flip - flop b 104 , data out 32 , and clk out 30 . the clk 28 is shown having set period . in g 3 this frequency would be 622 . 08 mb / s . the encoded phase values ph 0 , ph 1 , and ph 2 , and ph 3 are shown having a period a fourth as fast as clk 28 . as the shift register 84 in fig4 counts through the different phase signals , the signal waveforms of the different phases change by one period of clk 28 . thus , ph 1 lags ph 0 by one clk 28 period , ph 2 lags ph 1 by one clk 28 period , and ph 3 lags ph 2 by one clk 28 period . in fig7 the diagram shows that when the upstream data 26 is high the fnclk 120 signal is generated which has the same period as clk 28 but inverse in amplitude . initially when the upstream data 26 is high , a pr 38 signal is produced for two clk 28 periods . as the pr 38 goes high it generates a high signal in flip - flop e 114 . flip - flop e 114 sets flip - flop a 118 high which in turn quickly clears flip - flop e 114 back to a zero value . flip - flop a 118 enables the latch 90 to accept the new phase value from the shift register 84 of fig4 . as an example , if the old phase value in the latch 90 was ph 0 ( opv = 1 ) the new phase value would be ph 3 ( npv = 3 ) because the high value of flip - flop a 118 lines up with the high value of ph 3 . the or gate 100 is shown producing a high value every four periods of clk 28 . this is a result of the shift register 84 of fig4 counting through all four phase values before matching the stored phase value in the latch 90 . once the or gate 100 ( detector circuit 102 enablement ) output is anded with the stretched pr 110 of fig4 flip - flop b 104 produces a pulse , corresponding to the soc 34 of fig4 that is aligned with the pr 52 and has a period one eighth the clk 28 . data out 32 is then shown to align to the output of flip - flop b 104 . clk out 30 is aligned to data out 32 and of one - fourth the period of clk 28 . while the specification in this invention is described in relation to certain implementations or embodiments , many details are set forth for the purpose of illustration . thus , the foregoing merely illustrates the principles of the invention . for example , this invention may have other specific forms without departing from its spirit or essential characteristics . the described arrangements are illustrative and not restrictive . to those skilled in the art , the invention is susceptible to additional implementations or embodiments and certain of the details described in this application can be varied considerably without departing from the basic principles of the invention . it will thus be appreciated that those skilled in the art will be able to devise various arrangements which , although not explicitly described or shown herein , embody the principles of the invention and are thus within its spirit and scope .

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