Telecommunication system and method of synchronization

• US 20090290197A1
• Filed: 05/20/2008
• Published: 11/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David Mandelstam, Michael Feldman
• Original Assignee: David Mandelstam, Michael Feldman
• Inventors: Mandelstam, David, Feldman, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 8,351,583 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/442
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00281 with a telecommunication apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, a selective call terminal details of transmission H04N1/00095; establishing a communication with one of a facsimile machine or another apparatus sharing a single line H04N1/32704; interfacing cordless telephone terminals with an accessory to increase the functionality of user interface H04M1/72409
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00312 with a digital transmission apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, SMS or ISDN device transmitting or receiving via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network or the internet H04N1/00214; transmission of digital information H04L
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/002 Selecting or switching between an image communication channel and a non-image communication channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0093 Facsimile machine H04N2201/0094 takes precedence

Abstract

The telecommunication system for communication between PSTN and analog FAXes and/or analog phones by using separated passes for data and synchronization clock flow.

Claims

1. A telecommunication system, comprising:

a telecommunication apparatus for connection to a PSTN for receiving and transmitting data and comprising a recovery block for separating receiving data from PSTN into two signal groups;

an information group and a recovery synchronization clock, and said signals of each of said groups are connected correspondently to;

bidirectional information bus and unidirectional synchronization output,

a computer module,

one or more terminal devices in the view of add-in cards and each of said devices is connected to one or more FAXes or/and analog phones;

said system wherein;

each of said terminal devices includes a synchronization input and said input is connected to synchronization clock output of recovery block via a first interface,

said telecommunication apparatus includes an adapter that connects via second high-speed interface to said computer module and supports transmit/receive data between said computer module and said adapter,

said adapter is connected to bidirectional information bus,

each of said terminal devices connects via second high-speed interface to said computer module.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said first interface is a serial interface.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein said synchronization output of recovery block is connected to said synchronization inputs via a cable that transmits said recovery synchronization clock.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein said clock cable is chosen from following cables:

twisted cable, flat cable, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein said second high-speed interface is asynchronous interface in comparison to the first interface.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein said second high-speed interface is chosen from following interfaces:

PCI, PCI-X, PCI express, RapidI/O, Ethernet.

7. The system according to claim 2, wherein said first interface is characterized in that its maximum physical length is more than 1 meters and allows to connect all required said interface devices that are connected to said computer module.

8. The system according to claim 1, comprising at least two pair memory blocks that are organized as FIFO for receiving data of information group and transmitting data from said computer module to said PSTN, and wherein each of said terminal devices comprises said pair FIFO memory block for synchronization moving data between asynchronous second high-speed interface and recovery synchronization clock, and wherein further one of each FIFO memory block of said pair FIFO memory blocks is intent for receiving data and another one for transmitting data.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein said telecommunication apparatus comprises said pair FIFO memory block for synchronization moving data between asynchronous second high-speed interface and recovery synchronization clock.

10. The system according to claim 1, comprising more than one computer module, those computer modules are connected via third high-speed interface bus subsystem and said third high-speed interface bus subsystem is connected to said second high-speed bus of each said computer modules.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein third high-speed interface bus subsystem comprises a bidirectional high-speed interface bus that is chosen from following group:

PCI express, RapidI/O, Ethernet.

12. The system according to claim 1, wherein said telecommunication apparatus connected to PSTN via one or more interfaces chosen from the group including T1, E1, DS3, E3, ISDN like interfaces.

13. The system according to claim 1, wherein said telecommunication apparatus transmit and receive data to/from PSTN based on said recovery synchronization clock.

14. The system according to claim 1, wherein said terminal devices transmit and receive data to/from said analog FAXes and/or said analog phones based on said recovery synchronization clock that is coming via first interface.

15. The system according to claim 1, wherein said data of information group moving between said PSTN and said analog FAXes and/or said analog phones via second high-speed interface inside the computer module for data processing.

16. The system according to claim 10, wherein data of information data moving between said PSTN and said analog FAXes and/or said analog phones via second high-speed interface inside the computer modules and via third high-speed interface bus subsystem for data processing.

17. A method of a communication system synchronization by receiving and transferring data of information group, the communication system comprising a telecommunication apparatus for receiving and transferring data of information group connected to PSTN and comprising a recovery block separating receiving data of information group and recovery synchronization clock, one or more computer modules, one or more terminal devices connected to one or more analog FAXes and/or analog phones;

said method comprising following steps during the process of receiving-data of information group from PSTN;

receiving of data information group from PSTN,

separating said data to two signal groups—

data of information group and recovery synchronization clock,

transmitting said signal groups from said recovery block via separate paths, correspondently;

said recovery synchronization clock to said terminal devices directly and said data of information group to said computer module via a high-speed interface,

transmitting said data of information group further from said computer module to said terminal devices via said high-speed interface,

creating outgoing data based on the said information group and transmitting said outgoing data via said terminal devices by using said recovery synchronization clock to said analog FAXes and/or analog phones;

said method comprising following steps during the process of transmitting data from said analog FAXes and/or analog phones to said PSTN;

receiving data from said analog FAXes and/or analog phones based on the said recovery synchronization clock,

transmitting said data from said terminal device to said computer module via high-speed interface,

data processing,

transmitting said data from said computer module to said telecommunication apparatus via high-speed interface,

creating transmitting data for PSTN based on the recovery synchronization clock and transmitting said data to PSTN.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein said communication system comprises at least two groups of pair FIFO memory blocks, each of said interface device comprises one of this pair FIFO memory blocks and said telecommunication apparatus comprises also one of said pair FIFO memory blocks, and

said method wherein following steps of the process of receiving data of information group from PSTN:

transmitting said signal groups from said recovery block via separate ways, correspondently;

said recovery synchronization clock to said terminal devices directly and said data of information group to said computer module via a high-speed interface,

creating outgoing data based on the said information group and transmitting said outgoing data via said terminal devices by using said recovery synchronization clock to said analog FAXes and/or analog phones; and

following steps the process of transmitting data from said analog FAXes and/or analog phones to said PSTN;

transmitting said data from said terminal device to said computer module via high-speed interface,

creating transmitting data for PSTN based on the recovery synchronization clock and transmitting said data to PSTN;

comprise intermediate step;

buffering data with the help of said FIFO memory blocks for synchronization of moving said data between said asynchronous high-speed interface bus and synchronization ways (PSTN and analog FAXes and/or analog phones).