Hi Gabriel, This following paper does not answer your question of how = pre/de-emphasis works, but does show our company's equalization = techniques applied to a PCI-Express channel. http://www.geocities.com/billbeale0179/Accelerant/16_0008_A.pdf Any/all interested please take a look and I welcome feedback, and = contact me if you would like more information. Thank you, Bill +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Bill Beale Phone: 503-439-3462 Sr. System App. Engineer Fax: 503-477-9472 Accelerant Networks e-mail: bill_beale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx On the world wide web @ http://www.accelerant.net +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ =20 >=20 >=20 > Hi all. > I am looking for a document describing the de-emphasis technic used > in the 3GIO physical layer. I need to understand how does it works, > how it helps to reduce ISI, etc.=20 > I understand the Tx pre-emphasis in RS-485 communications,=20 > but I have not > been able to deduce de de-emphasis in PCI-E >=20 > Gabriel >=20 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 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