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Digital signal comparison circuit in a performance monitoring and test system

US5581228A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 26, 1995
Grant dateDec 3, 1996
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/244
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A DS3 level access, monitor and test system including a digital comparator for a telephone network. A high speed bit-for-bit compare is interfaced to a protect path to provide 1:1 fault protection in the system of the present invention. Full time performance monitoring on DS1 and DS3 signals is performed by a shared resource. The system of the present invention provides an integrated approach to synchronization measurement and relative synchronization.

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