Viasat, Inc.
Synchronizing and aligning sample frames received on multi-component signals at a communications receiver

Abstract:

One example includes a frame synchronization module. The module includes a search correlator configured to find a first unique word (UW) pattern in a first set of digital sample blocks of a first data frame and a second UW pattern in a second digital sample blocks of a second data frame. The module also includes a buffer configured to store the first and second data frames and to concurrently release the buffered first and second data frames for downstream processing in response to time-aligning the first and second UW patterns of the respective first and second sets of digital sample blocks being aligned to a clock index.