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Method and apparatus for four-wire type transmission of digital message signals

US4335455A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 1980
Grant dateJun 15, 1982
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2000

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

Abstract

A method and apparatus for the four-wire type transmission of digital message signals between a superordinate system, such as a digital exchange, and a subordinate system, such as a digital subscriber station, along a two-wire transmission line. A regenerator is inserted at a given point in the transmission line which switches the message signal blocks repeatedly and alternately transmitted between the superordinate system and the subordinate system onto a four-wire line within the regenerator. The message signal blocks transmitted from the subordinate system to the superordinate system are separately delayed within the regenerator by a delay time period sufficient to avoid overlap with the time periods during which the message signal blocks transmitted by the superordinate system are received at the regenerator.

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