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Subscriber line card arrangement

US4984266A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 6, 1988
Grant dateJan 8, 1991
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2008

Classification

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

Abstract

A subscriber line card arrangement, in which each of eight subscriber lines is interfaced by a respective high voltage analog circuit, followed by a low voltage circuit for producing essential analog functions including over-sampled analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion. A single CMOS digital signal processor (DSP) is multiplexed between each of the eight channels to perform digitial signal processing of the telephone signals in each channel. Silicon usage for the high voltage functions is reduced as is the amount of bipolar analog circuitry. Digital hardware is saved by multiplexing the DSP. The invention is useful in central offices and PABX's.

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