System for controlling multiple line cards on a TDM bus
First Claim
1. A system for multiplexing information from a plurality of ports each having a physical position identification code onto a TDM bus for transmitting said information in time slots on said bus, said system comprising:
- a processor controlled means for selectively generating and outputting physical position identification codes during time slots of said TDM bus;
a distributing means connected to said processor controlled means for distributing said physical position identification codes through said system; and
connecting means associated with each of said ports for connecting information from said ports to said TDM bus, each said connecting means assuming the physical position identification code of the associated port and being connected to said distributing means, said connecting means being responsive to the presence of its assumed physical position identification code on said distributing means to connect the information from its associated port to the TDM bus, whereby each connecting means connects information from its associated port to said TDM bus in a time slot when said physical position identification code on said distributing means matches its physical position identification code assumed by the connecting means.
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Abstract
In a TDM telecommunications terminal, wherein multiple line cards are connected to a TDM bus, each line card location is provided with an identification code. A processor controlled circuit generates a programmable sequence of identification codes which are transmitted on a configuration bus in time slots synchronized with the time slots of the TDM bus. The configuration bus is connected to each of the line cards, which include a comparator logic circuit for comparing the identification of the line card location to the identification codes provided on the configuration bus. When a match is detected, the line card is enabled and is given access to the TDM bus. Through the programmable reassignment of time slots to line cards, concentration may be provided by the system, and a plurality of time slots may be assigned to a single line card to provide broad band service.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for multiplexing information from a plurality of ports each having a physical position identification code onto a TDM bus for transmitting said information in time slots on said bus, said system comprising:
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a processor controlled means for selectively generating and outputting physical position identification codes during time slots of said TDM bus; a distributing means connected to said processor controlled means for distributing said physical position identification codes through said system; and connecting means associated with each of said ports for connecting information from said ports to said TDM bus, each said connecting means assuming the physical position identification code of the associated port and being connected to said distributing means, said connecting means being responsive to the presence of its assumed physical position identification code on said distributing means to connect the information from its associated port to the TDM bus, whereby each connecting means connects information from its associated port to said TDM bus in a time slot when said physical position identification code on said distributing means matches its physical position identification code assumed by the connecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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