Time slot exchanger mechanism in a network for data communication having isochronous capability
US5521928A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 28, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/6459
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for transferring data between two entities in a time slot interchange fashion. The apparatus and method includes a buffer memory comprised of three sections to accommodate up to one cycle of skew between the two independently operating entities. Cycle start detection logic coupled to the two entities controls or, as implemented in the preferred embodiment, designates a physical location within the buffer memory for each of the three sections upon receipt of cycle start reference signals from the two entities.
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