Subscriber interface for a fiber optic communications terminal
US5740169A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/1332
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A terminal for interconnecting a large number of subscriber telephone circuits with a large bandwidth fiber optic transmission system. A system backplane includes a large number of connectors that each can receive a subscriber printed circuit card which is connectable to subscriber telephone equipment. Each connector is connected to several separate communication buses that each carry a number of communication channels from the fiber optic system, but a primary bus position of each connector is connected to a single, unique bus. This allows each card to have a dedicated bus for up to the number of communication channels of the bus, with additional channel capacity available from primary buses of other connectors, if necessary.
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