Regenerator unit

US8085816B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ADC DSL Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Xinkuan Zhou · Eden Prairie, US
• Clifton Powers · Raleigh, US
• Laxman R. Anne · Eden Prairie, US
• Manish Sharma · Sunnyvale, US
• Joe Polland · Eden Prairie, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 14, 2008
• Grant date: Dec 27, 2011
• Expiry date: Nov 5, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04B3/38
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A communication system comprises a central unit configured to transmit and receive communication signals; a remote unit configured to transmit and receive communication signals; and a regenerator unit configured to regenerate and transmit received communication signals, the regenerator unit comprising a first interface, a second interface and a control and status circuit configured to control operation of the first and second interface, wherein each interface is configured to operate as an independent logical regenerator unit; wherein the central unit and the remote unit communicate over a first communication loop via the first independent interface of the regenerator unit.