Patent · US Expired

Switch with tandem ports and outlet assembly

US7180908B2 · kind B2 · utility

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33Claims
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Filing dateSep 19, 2002
Grant dateFeb 20, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 13, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/18
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A switch with tandem ports and an outlet assembly permit individual segments of cable to be used with multiple data link protocol standards. The multiple data link protocols can be used either one at a time, with each group of wires in the cable carrying the same data link protocol in different communication sessions, or can be used in tandem, with each group of wires in the cable simultaneously carrying a different data link protocol.

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