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US7869465B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 14, 2008
Grant dateJan 11, 2011
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L12/2898
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication system comprises a first communication unit having a plurality of application ports; and a second communication unit having a plurality of application ports and coupled to the first communication unit; wherein the first communication unit is configured to extract timeslots from a first signal having a first interface format and from a second signal having a second interface format, and to insert the extracted timeslots into a frame for transmission to the second communication unit; wherein the second communication unit is configured to pass the first interface format signal to an application port of a similar interface format and to pass the second interface format signal to an application port of a third dissimilar interface format based on the order of the extracted timeslots in the frame transmitted from the first communication unit.

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