Abstract: A method for communication includes receiving first data timed by a first clock and receiving a signal including second data timed by a second clock, which is independent of the first clock, and generating a stream of data samples corresponding to the second signal. The received first data are resampled responsively to a time-varying phase shift between the first and second clocks to generate resampled data timed by the second clock. The resampled data are applied in estimating and subtracting an alien crosstalk component from the stream of data samples.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a receiver disposed in proximity to a transmitter, and a crosstalk cancellation circuit. The receiver includes an input buffer, a front end, and an adaptive resampling circuit. The input buffer receives from the transmitter aggressor data, the aggressor data being timed by a transmitter clock clocking the transmitter. The front end receives data over a communication link, the data being serialized according to a receiver clock clocking the receiver, the receiver clock operating independently of the transmitter clock. The front end further generates a stream of data samples corresponding to the received data. The adaptive resampling circuit resamples the aggressor data, and generates resampled data timed by the receiver clock. The crosstalk cancellation circuit estimates, based on the resampled data, a crosstalk error signal related to the aggressor data, and subtracts the estimated crosstalk error signal from the stream of data samples.