Perry, if you are bypassing the encoder/decoder, then PRBS7 generates sufficient run-length. If you are driving the encoder, you want a run length > 15, so PRBS21 or PRBS31 would be a better choice. Steve. At 03:21 PM 11/28/2005 -0500, Perry Qu wrote: >Hi, > >What will be a realistic bit pattern to use for simulation of a serial link >(3Gbps) with 8B/10B encoding ? Right now I used PRBS7 pattern but I'm not >sure whether it captured the worst case pattern compared to reality, where >the live data traffic is a lot more random. 8B/10B has a run length of 5 but >if it's fed with say a PRBS31 bit stream, will I get more spectrum peaks >than just a pure PRBS7 pattern without encoding which repeat itself every >127 bits ? > >Thanks > >Perry > >======================================= > >Perry Qu > >Design & Qualification, Alcatel Canada > >600 March Road, Ottawa ON, K2K 2E6 > >DID: 613-7846720 Fax: 613-5993642 > >Email: perry.qu@xxxxxxxxxxx > >======================================= > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------ >To unsubscribe from si-list: >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > >or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: >//www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > >For help: >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > >List FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > >List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > >List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list >or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages >Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu