A method of recovery timing information and a clock recovery system for digital data signals are described, in which a digital data signal is assessed to determine the occurrence of a peak in part of the signal and the suitability of that peak for providing timing information. In the clock recovery systems...http://www.google.de/patents/US6229862?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6229862 - Selective clock recovery from portions of digital data signal best suited therefor