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Multiplex time division switching network unit of the time-time type

US4272844A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 2, 1979
Grant dateJun 9, 1981
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Expiry dateJul 2, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q11/04
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Multiplex time division switching network unit comprising a plurality of P groups of N incoming and outgoing multiplex highways and P incoming and outgoing supermultiplex highways each formed of N multiplex highways and having 2aN time slots where a is the number of time slots in a multiplex highway. The supermultiplex highways are multiplexed two by two and with themselves to form double supermultiplex highways each having 2aN time slots. It results that there exists a double supermultiplex highway simultaneously containing any time slot assigned to a calling party and any time slot assigned to a called party whatever be these time slots. The buffer stores of the switching network unit can thus be rendered bidirectional and their number is P(P+1)/2 instead of P.sup.2 in the prior art.

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