Chapter 2. Jitter Basics
Marcus Müller and Ransom Stephens
Jitter is the industry term for timing uncertainties in digital transmission systems. In high-speed digital systems, the timing is of utmost importance because too much timing uncertainty causes bit errors. Controlling the jitter may easily be the most challenging design factor in multigigabit per second systems; consequently, a significant fraction of this book is dedicated to jitter measurement and analysis.
In this chapter, we establish the basic concepts and terminology, discuss different jitter mechanisms, and develop the necessary mathematical tools to analyze jitter. Finally, we ...
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