Patent · US Expired

Digital multiplexer

US4899339A · kind A · utility

12Cited by
3References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 7, 1988
Grant dateFeb 6, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J3/073
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

N framing units block N-channel input digital signals, respectively, to provide blocked signals. The framing units respond to a common block synchronization signal from a multiplexing unit to provide the blocked signals in a time relation suitable for multiplexing. The multiplexing unit multiplexes the blocked signals from the framing units to provide a multiplexed signal (higher-order group signal).

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