Burst and symbol timing synchronization for the upstream channel in broadband cable access systems

Author

Boutros, J. ; Buda, F. ; Lemois, E. ; Popper, A.

Author_Institution

Juniper Networks, Paris, France

Volume

3

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

1490

Abstract

We describe a robust time and burst synchronization strategy for data over cable transmission systems. The strategy includes coarse and fine timing and involves a total of 7 steps. Analytical analysis of false alarm and detection error probabilities is also accomplished. We study the influence of a parameter (called contrast threshold) on the performance and we take into account frequency and sampling time errors. It is shown that a successful synchronization is guaranteed by fixing the contrast threshold between 3 and 4 dB while operating at moderate signal-to-noise ratios.

Keywords

broadband networks; digital subscriber lines; error statistics; hybrid fibre coax networks; synchronisation; DOCSIS; Data-Over-Cable System Interface Specification; HFC; broadband cable access systems; burst synchronization; coarse timing; contrast threshold; data; detection error; false alarm; fine timing; frequency errors; high-speed digital communications; hybrid fiber coax cable residential network; sampling time errors; signal-to-noise ratios; symbol timing synchronization; upstream channel; Communication cables; Frequency synchronization; Hybrid fiber coaxial cables; Modems; Payloads; Quadrature phase shift keying; Robustness; Sampling methods; Time division multiple access; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 2002. ICC 2002. IEEE International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7400-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.2002.997098

Filename

997098