DocumentCode
1878868
Title
Low probability jitter measurements in "live" serial data streams
Author
Waschura, Thomas E. ; Waschura, James R.
Author_Institution
SyntheSys Res. Inc., Menlo Park, CA, USA
Volume
4
fYear
2005
fDate
6-11 March 2005
Abstract
BER testers measure CDFs (cumulative density functions) in real-time; however, BER applications have been limited to using repeating PRBS (pseudorandom binary sequence) or fixed sequences. The paper presents altering the decision circuit to allow CDF accumulation in any data stream including "live" traffic.
Keywords
binary sequences; data communication; error statistics; jitter; optical communication; probability; BER testers; cumulative density functions; cumulative probability density function; fixed sequences; live serial data streams; low probability jitter measurements; optical signal; pseudorandom bit sequences; Bit error rate; Circuit testing; Density measurement; Detectors; Histograms; Jitter; Oscilloscopes; Probability density function; Sampling methods; Time measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN
1-55752-783-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2005.193052
Filename
1501591
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