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Signal processing unit for network interface unit

US6188763A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 29, 1998
Grant dateFeb 13, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 29, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/0292
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An improved, more intelligent network interface unit capable of processing signals received from a high speed transmission media and outputting the received signals without substantial amplification or reduction. The network interface unit comprises a regenerator circuit which detects T1 signals from said high-speed transmission media and outputs a digital stream to a serial data processor for processing via a micro-controller. A wave shaper circuit receives the output from the serial data processor and, in conjunction with the micro-controller and a level detector circuit, regenerates signals having substantially the same wave shape and amplitude as the original T1 signals received from said transmission media.

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