Title :
A system architecture for multi-level decision feedback equalization
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, USA
fDate :
11/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
System issues such as clock recovery, automatic gain control and determination of the filter coefficients for both the forward and backward equalizers are examined for multi-level decision feedback equalization (MDFE). A software implementation on 2/3(1,7) RLL coded data stored at a bit density of 1.67 PW50 and retrieved by an MR head demonstrate the implementation of a channel based on MDFE
Keywords :
automatic gain control; decision feedback equalisers; digital magnetic recording; magnetic heads; magnetoresistive devices; runlength codes; 2/3(1,7) RLL coded data; MR head; automatic gain control; backward equalizers; bit density; clock recovery; filter coefficients; forward equalizers; magnetic recording; multi-level decision feedback equalization; software implementation; Clocks; Decision feedback equalizers; Delay; Detectors; Filters; Gain control; Information retrieval; Magnetic heads; Phase detection; Phase locked loops;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on