Arrangement for connecting an optical waveguide to a microprocessor-controlled electrical appliance
First Claim
1. An arrangement for connecting an optical waveguide to a microprocessor-controlled electrical appliance, comprising:
- an arithmetic module (4) which is connected to the electrical appliance (3) and has network functionalities for linking the electrical appliance (3) to a network, an interface chip, connected to the arithmetic module, in the form of an integrated circuit chip; and
an optical transmission and reception chip which is connected to the interface chip and to the optical waveguide, wherein the interface chip has integrated functional modules which provide at least some of the network functionalities.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an arrangement for connecting an optical waveguide to a microprocessor-controlled electrical appliance having an arithmetic module which is connected to the electrical appliance and has network functionalities for linking the electrical appliance to a network, an interface chip, connected to the arithmetic module, in the form of an integrated circuit chip, and an optical transmission and reception chip which is connected firstly to the interface chip and secondly to the optical waveguide. In order to make such an arrangement particularly efficient, provision is made for the interface chip to have integrated functional modules which provide at least some of the network functionalities.
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1. An arrangement for connecting an optical waveguide to a microprocessor-controlled electrical appliance, comprising:
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an arithmetic module (4) which is connected to the electrical appliance (3) and has network functionalities for linking the electrical appliance (3) to a network, an interface chip, connected to the arithmetic module, in the form of an integrated circuit chip; and
an optical transmission and reception chip which is connected to the interface chip and to the optical waveguide, wherein the interface chip has integrated functional modules which provide at least some of the network functionalities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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Current AssigneeSiemens AG
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Original AssigneeSiemens AG
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InventorsBelling, Thomas, Leis, Peter, Schmitt, Georg, Pfeil, Bernhard
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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Field of Search
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US Class Current385/14
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CPC Class CodesH04M 7/0072 Speech codec negotiation H0...H04Q 3/0025 Provisions for signalling
