Method of field programmable gate array configuration
US6567518B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/1334
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A modular digital telephone system and method featuring a universal telephony shelf adaptable for incremental expansion of legacy telephone switches and as a building block in the construction of new telephony switches. The shelf includes identification and connectors for shelf pairing, and is adapted to receive redundant power supplies, plural line cards, and either a peripheral shelf interface unit or a switch array card upon which is located a flash memory device utilized for reconfiguration purposes of a resident field programmable gate array.
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