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TDM expansion bus

US5212688A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 18, 1990
Grant dateMay 18, 1993
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Expiry dateJul 18, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J3/08
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

TDM bus and, in particular, a PCM Expansion Bus (PEB): (a) which permits a multiplicity of apparatus to monitor a TDM signal simultaneously and (b) wherein various timing and control signals are provided in a manner that minimizes the hardware needed by the apparatus for identifying, i.e., decoding, various channels in the TDM signal for accessing and inserting information therein.

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