87.1 Digital Filter Specifications Usually, either the magnitude and/or the phase(delay response is specified for the design of digital filter for most applications In some situations, the unit sample response or the step response may be specified In most practical applications, the problem of interest is the development of a realizable approximation to a given magnitude response specification§7.1 Digital Filter Specifications • Usually, either the magnitude and/or the phase (delay) response is specified for the design of digital filter for most applications • In some situations, the unit sample response or the step response may be specified • In most practical applications, the problem of interest is the development of a realizable approximation to a given magnitude response specification