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Intelligent channel unit

US5113391A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 1990
Grant dateMay 12, 1992
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L12/52
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An Intelligent Channel Unit for interfacing end user stations to a DDS digital data communications network and for processing network and end user data according to digital data communications applications is described. The ICU comprises data processing circuitry consisting of a programmable processing circuitry (PPC), a microprocessor controller, and a memory device; a bypass circuit; three input/output data ports; and interface units for the control, maintenance, and test functions.

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