Bidirectional channels using common pins for transmit and receive paths
US5912924A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L5/1423
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bidirectional communications interface employs the same path for transmitting and receiving. The bidirectional communications interface includes one two winding transformer for both transmit and receive and an integrated circuit having a transmitter and a receiver each connected to the same pair of input/output pins. The interface enables a communications node in a communications network to transmit data to and receive data from other nodes in the network.
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