Receiver/driver/repeater interface
US4670886A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L5/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A repeater circuit for repeating data on a communication channel, the repeater circuit having two receiver/driver circuits arranged in repeating fashion and having a control circuit for maintaining the receiver/driver circuits in a listening mode, for switching one of the receiver/driver circuits to a transmitting mode when the other of the receiver/driver circuits receives data, and for maintaining the switched receiver/driver circuits switched by an amount of time required for the bus connected to the switched receiver/driver circuit to return to its normal state after the cessation of transmitted data.
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