Abstract: In digital communications, binary encoded information (a sequence of 1's and 0's) is sent from a transmitter to one or more receivers. The transmission medium between the transmitter and receiver (the channel) may be copper cable, fiber optics, free space, etc. Major design goals of most digital communication systems include maximizing bandwidth efficiency and minimizing bit error ratio (BER). The application note you have requested is available in Acrobat PDF format: APPLICATION NOTE 794: HFAN-04.0.3: Jitter in Digital Communication Systems, Part 1 (PDF, 149kB) A free Acrobat PDF reader is available from: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html Related Parts   APP 794: Sep 07, 2001 MAX3875 2.5Gbps, Low-Power, +3.3V Clock Recovery and Data Retiming IC Full Data Sheet (PDF, 456kB) MAX3876 2.5Gbps, Low-Power, +3.3V Clock-Recovery and Data-Retiming IC Full Data Sheet (PDF, 952kB) MAX3877 2.5Gbps, +3.3V Clock and Data Retiming ICs with Vertical Threshold Adjust Full Data Sheet (PDF, 556kB) MAX3878 2.5Gbps, +3.3V Clock and Data Retiming ICs with Vertical Threshold Adjust Full Data Sheet (PDF, 556kB) Automatic Updates Would you like to be automatically notified when new application notes are published in your areas of interest? Sign up for EE-Mail™. We Want Your Feedback!   Download, PDF Format (149kB)  AN794, AN 794, APP794, Appnote794, Appnote 794