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Electronic digital PCM time-division exchange with decentralized architecture

US4567589A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 1983
Grant dateJan 28, 1986
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Expiry dateOct 24, 2003

Classification

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

Abstract

A PCM time division exchange with decentralized processing having a central processing unit connected by means of a switching network to several racks, each rack has a message microcontroller and several port cards. The message microcontroller is responsible for the signal dialogue between the different ports and it exchanges telephone messages with the central processing unit.

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