Fiber optic workstation datalink interface
US4584719A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 1984 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L25/4904
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Workstations may advantageously be interconnected in a cluster arrangement wherein multiple "slave" stations utilize the database which exists in a "master" unit. The cluster interface has been implemented as a wired system but the latter involves significant limitations as to distance between units, electrical noise restricting data transmission rates and the protection of sensitive data from compromise. The fiber optic interface module of the present invention eliminates the foregoing limitations by translating the electrical signals of the wired system into optical signals for transmission and restoring them to electrical signals at a receiving unit.
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