Multiplex communications – Channel assignment techniques – Combining or distributing information via time channels...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-09
2006-05-09
Rao, Seema S. (Department: 2666)
Multiplex communications
Channel assignment techniques
Combining or distributing information via time channels...
C370S498000, C375S222000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07042895
ABSTRACT:
A time division multiplexing (TDM) method and apparatus for interfacing data from communication channels to a TDM bus. The TDM arrangement uses a shift register to control a tri-state buffer. The shift register regulates the tri-state buffer based on a data bit pattern loaded into the shift register. The data bit pattern corresponds to the status of the individual channels. Each channel is assigned a bit which indicates whether the channel is active or inactive. As the shift register shifts out data, the tri-state buffer allows data to flow onto the TDM bus when a bit indicating an active channel is present and insulates the TDM bus from the communication channels when a bit representing an inactive channel is present. A processor is used to control the interrelationship of the multiple communication channels and to generate the status bits to be loaded into the shift register. The processor fills the shift register through the use of a storage register. In a preferred embodiment, the shift register is capable of shifting out a sufficient number of bits to fill an entire transmission frame operating in T1 (24 channels), E1 (32 channels), 64-slot (64 channels), and 128-slot (128 channels) transmission modes. In addition, the tri-state buffer may perform the additional function of level shifting the voltage level of the data from the multiple communication channels to a level compatible with the TDM bus.
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Nguyen Han Quang
Velingker Avinash
Agere Systems Inc.
Harper Kevin C.
Rao Seema S.
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