Subscriber terminating equipment
US6778489B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/12
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a subscriber terminating equipment wherein a subscriber accommodated in a subscriber terminating package with which a fault occurs is switched to a relief package by constructing the same such that a common section selects a pair of subscriber terminating packages including a first subscriber terminating package and a second subscriber terminating package and allocates, if the first subscriber terminating package fails, the second subscriber terminating package as a bypass package for performing electric connection between a subscriber terminal and the relief package. The subscriber terminating equipment thus allows automatic switching of the relief package without using a switching package for exclusive use and allows replacement of the fault package without interrupting communication of a subscriber accommodated in the fault package.
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