Signal receiving and transmitting unit for converting a transmission rate of a received signal to a transmission rate of a transmittted signal
US5604739A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5672
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A signal receiving and a signal transmitting unit converts an information carrying signal received at a first transmission rate to an information carrying signal transmitted at a second transmission rate that differs from the first transmission rate. Several inputs and outputs are available, each input structured for a transmission rate that is different from the transmission rates of remaining inputs, and each output structured for a transmission rate that is different from the transmission rates of remaining outputs. One signal receiving input can be connected to one signal transmitting output depending on signals occurring on one or more control conductors, wherein a selected control conductor and/or selected signal information selects and initiates a conversion mode having a selected conversion index.
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