Fiber optic data link system
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1. Apparatus for use with a fiber optic data channel and apparatus being adapted to be connected to a local communication port having a plurality of signal lines each of which is able to assume a plurality of digital states, said apparatus comprising:
- multiplexer/transmitter means for multiplexing data into data packets and transmitting said data packets, said transmitted data packets including configuration data packets and message data packets;
configuration means for detecting the configuration of said local communication port and providing information about said configuration to said multiplexer/transmitter for construction of said configuration data packets said configuration means further configuring said apparatus for proper operation with said local communication port; and
receiver/demultiplexer means for receiving data packets and demultiplexing said received data packets, said received data packets including configuration data packets and message data packets, said receiver/;
demultiplexer sending data from said received configuration data packets to said configuration means and data from said received message data packets to said local communication port.
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Abstract
Apparatus for use with a fiber optic data channel includes a configuration block that determines the configuration of a communication port associated with the apparatus. The apparatus further includes multiplexer/transmitter for transmitting data and configuration information to a distant apparatus and a receiver/demultiplexer for receiving data and configuration information from the distant apparatus.
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1. Apparatus for use with a fiber optic data channel and apparatus being adapted to be connected to a local communication port having a plurality of signal lines each of which is able to assume a plurality of digital states, said apparatus comprising:
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multiplexer/transmitter means for multiplexing data into data packets and transmitting said data packets, said transmitted data packets including configuration data packets and message data packets; configuration means for detecting the configuration of said local communication port and providing information about said configuration to said multiplexer/transmitter for construction of said configuration data packets said configuration means further configuring said apparatus for proper operation with said local communication port; and receiver/demultiplexer means for receiving data packets and demultiplexing said received data packets, said received data packets including configuration data packets and message data packets, said receiver/;
demultiplexer sending data from said received configuration data packets to said configuration means and data from said received message data packets to said local communication port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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