Abstract: A method for predistorting a signal sent from a first unit (U1) to a second unit, the first unit (U1) sending data to the second unit (U2) through a first channel and the second unit (U2) sending data to the first unit (U1) through a second channel. The method comprises the computing (53) of representative coefficients of the second channel (H2) on the basis of a second predetermined sequence sent (52) from the second unit (U2) to the first unit (U1). According to the method, the first unit (U1) sends a first predetermined sequence to the second unit (U2) which sends it back in the form received to the first unit (U1), in the form of a return sequence. The first unit (U1) computes representative coefficients of the first and second channels jointly (H1, H2) on the basis of the returned sequence received. The signal sent by the first unit is predistorted according to the representative coefficients of the channel and the said representative coefficients of the first and second channels jointly.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a transmission/reception unit that exchanges data with a remote unit by means of a channel using distributed modulation/demodulation treatment means. The transmission/reception unit includes equalization means (23) to equalize a first signal received from said remote unit and predistortion means to predistort a second signal transmitted to said remote unit. According to the invention, the unit is characterized in that the modulation/demodulation treatment means operate in a non-linear way and the unit includes means (230) to store information that is representative of a non-linear distortion of said modulation/demodulation treatment means and which defines a non-linear reference, and means (233) to adjust coefficients (CO) in the equalization means (23) according to the signal received from the remote unit and said representative information, the mentioned adjusted coefficients being transmitted to said predistortion means.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a transmission/reception unit that exchanges data with a remote unit by means of a channel using distributed modulation/demodulation treatment means. The transmission/reception unit includes equalization means (23) to equalize a first signal received from said remote unit and predistortion means to predistort a second signal transmitted to said remote unit. According to the invention, the unit is characterized in that the modulation/demodulation treatment means operate in a non-linear way and the unit includes means (230) to store information that is representative of a non-linear distortion of said modulation/demodulation treatment means and which defines a non-linear reference, and means (233) to adjust coefficients (CO) in the equalization means (23) according to the signal received from the remote unit and said representative information, the mentioned adjusted coefficients being transmitted to said predistortion means.

Abstract: An adaptive equaliser particularly for equalising digital signals with analogue modulation, where use is made of a training sequence formed by a previously known sequence of symbols which is applied to said equaliser simultaneously with the demodulated signal present in the receiver. In this way a first estimate is made of the coefficients of the filter or filters of the equaliser that compensate the linear distortions in the transmission channel. The training sequence (TS), before being used in the equaliser (CEQ), is first applied to a lowpass filter whose transfer function is the same as that of the premodulation filter employed in the modulator. This transfer function also incorporates distortion effects, both linear and non-linear, to which the data are subjected in the receive side when they have been demodulated prior to their detection or regeneration.