Fecha de publicación: 12/09/2002 Fuente: Wipo "digitalization" A serial to parallel converter (405) samples (420) an incoming analogue signal, and passes the digitised version to a digital processor (440). The digital signal processor is determines (460, 470) operations, for the compensation of deficiencies in the receiver or channel. The compensation may be applied before, during, or after the analogue to digital conversion.