A hybrid equalizer merging the advantages of Baud spaced and fractionally spaced equalizers

A transversal equalizer with half Baud spaced taps in the center and extended with Baud spaced taps on both sides is presented. This hybrid equalizer combines the benefits of Baud spaced equalizers-like superior equalization of notches in the middle of the transmission band-and fractionally spaced equalizers, which have a superior performance when equalizing asymmetric notches in the slope of the transmission band, when the same number of coefficients are used. The hybrid equalizer offers a reduced sensitivity to sampling time changes and the ability to model the matched filter in the receiver as the fractionally spaced equalizer. The problem of tap-wandering, which is present in fractionally spaced equalizers, is reduced due to the reduced degree of freedom in the coefficient adjustment