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Control center for a communications system with interchannel patching capabilities

  • US 4,029,901 A
  • Filed: 11/13/1975
  • Issued: 06/14/1977
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/1975
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A control center for a radio communications system with interchannel patching capabilities comprising:

  • a. a housing adapted to have a plurality of control modules electrically and mechanically engaged therein;

    b. a plurality of electrically conductive buses mounted in said housing;

    c. a plurality of dedicated control modules having a front panel and mounted in said housing, each of said modules being adapted to be electrically connected to a transmitter/receiver base station for controlling all communications to and from its respective base station on an associated communications channel and for controlling the operation of said base station, each of said modules further having a plurality of terminals thereon one each of which is electrically connected to each of said buses;

    d. a switch mounted on the front panel of each of said control modules; and

    e. a plurality of patch boards one each mounted on each of said plurality of control modules each of said patch boards including associated circuitry electrically connected to the plurality of terminals, to various communications output terminals on the mounted control module and to said switch on the front panel, said switch being connected to provide electrical contact between predetermined ones of the various communications output terminals and predetermined ones of the plurality of terminals for providing selected patching between said normally dedicated communications chanels.

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