Other Techniques To Resolve A Phase Ambiguity
Differential coding is not the only way to deal with a phase ambiguity. The other popular technique is to use sync-words for this purpose. That is, if a frame synchronizer detects repeated inverted sync-words, it inverts the whole stream. This method is used in DVB-S.
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