Multiplex communications – Channel assignment techniques – Using a separate control line or bus for access control
Patent
1997-08-28
2000-07-11
Patel, Ajit
Multiplex communications
Channel assignment techniques
Using a separate control line or bus for access control
370362, 370375, 370458, H04L 1240
Patent
active
060883618
ABSTRACT:
A bus connection controller in a voice processing is for managing the connection of a timeslot on a time-division multiplex (TDM) bus to a port on an adapter. The voice processing system includes basic time-division multiplex (TDM) connection management to enable the coordination of connections between resources such as channels on line cards (SPacks or VPacks), and channels on digital signal processor (DSPs) cards that provide, amongst others things, voice recognition, text-to-speech, fax capabilities and so on. One of the problems with known voice processing systems having a TDM bus is that there is no facility to allow the use of third party devices without modifications being made to the TDM connection controller. The bus controller comprises: a custom server 42 for sending a first request including a port identifier and using a first protocol for connection or disconnection of a port indicated by said port identifer on an adapter to the TDM bus 26; a timeslot manager for analyzing the first request to determine the port availability and state and for making a second request; device driver means (48), corresponding to the particular adapter, for sending the appropriate signals to the adapter to connect or disconnect the port on the adapter to a time slot 28 on the TDM; and a connection server 46, corresponding to a particular adapter, for analyzing the second request and for making a third request to the device driver means (48) using a second protocol for connection or disconnection of the port on that adapter to the TDM bus 26.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4908823 (1990-03-01), Haagens et al.
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Hughes Jeremy Peter James
Jordan Robert Michael
Maynard Caroline Edith
Clay A. Bruce
International Business Machines Corp.
Patel Ajit
Phunkulh Bob A.
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