Apparatus for improved communication and associated methods
View Patent ↗An apparatus includes a transmitter adapted to transmit encoded information to a communication link. The transmitter includes a DC balance skew generator. The DC balance skew generator is adapted to skew a DC balance of the information before information is provided to the communication link.
1. An apparatus, comprising a transmitter adapted to transmit encoded information to a communication link, the transmitter comprising a DC balance skew generator, the DC balance skew generator adapted to skew a DC balance of the information before the information is provided to the communication link.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the DC balance skew generator skews the DC balance of the information according to a preset level.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the DC balance skew generator further skews the DC balance of the information from the preset level.
4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the DC balance skew generator skews the DC balance of the information adaptively.
5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the DC balance skew generator skews the DC balance of the information based on a bit error rate (BER).
6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a receiver adapted to receive information from the communication link.
7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the DC balance skew generator skews the DC balance of the information based on information about the communication link.
8. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the DC balance skew generator skews the DC balance of the information based on a frequency of re-transmission requests by the receiver.
9. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the transmitter applies pre-emphasis to the information before providing the information to the communication link.
10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the receiver applies equalization to the information received from the communication link.
11. A method of communicating information, the method comprising:
obtaining the information;
adding DC balance skew to the information; and
transmitting the information via a communication link.
12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein adding DC balance skew to the information further comprises skewing the DC balance of the information according to a preset level.
13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein adding DC balance skew to the information further comprises skewing the DC balance of the information from the preset level.
14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein adding DC balance skew to the information further comprises skewing the DC balance of the information adaptively.
15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein adding DC balance skew to the information further comprises skewing the DC balance of the information based on a bit error rate (BER).
16. The method according to claim 11 , wherein adding DC balance skew to the information further comprises skewing the DC balance of the information based on information about the communication link.
17. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising using a receiver to receive information from the communication link.
18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein adding DC balance skew to the information further comprises skewing the DC balance of the information based on a frequency of re-transmission requests by the receiver.
19. The method according to claim 17 , further comprising applying equalization to the information received from the communication link.
20. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising applying pre-emphasis to the information before transmitting the information via a communication link.