Digital added main line system

• US 5,473,613 A
• Filed: 01/27/1995
• Issued: 12/05/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Terayon Communications Systems Incorporated (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Raychem Corporation (TE Connectivity Limited)
• Inventors: Bliven, David C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kizou, Hassan
• Application Number:
  US08/382,094
• Time in Patent Office: 312 Days
• Field of Search: 370/37, 370/77, 370/84, 370/110.1, 370/112, 370/118, 375/240, 375/286, 375/288, 375/289, 379/90, 379/93, 379/94, 379/106, 379/156, 379/167, 379/176, 379/387, 379/399, 379/402, 455/38.3, 455/343, 341/126, 341/144
• US Class Current: 370/535
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 3/18 using frequency compression and subsequent expansion of the individual signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/068 using time division multiplex techniques; integrated services digital networks H04Q11/0428
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0428 Integrated services digital network, i.e. systems for transmission of different types of digitised signals, e.g. speech, data, telecentral, television signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0471 Terminal access circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/034 Codec; PCM compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/09 Subscriber related equipment; Analog terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/099 Loop multiplexer (not ISDN BRI/PRI; not 381), e.g. loop splitter
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13034 A/D conversion, code compression/expansion
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1305 Software aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1308 Power supply
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13106 Microprocessor, CPU
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13174 Data transmission, file transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1319 Amplifier, attenuation circuit, echo suppressor
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13199 Modem, modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13204 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13208 Inverse multiplexing, channel bonding, e.g. TSSI aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13209 ISDN
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13216 Code signals, frame structure
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13292 Time division multiplexing, TDM
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13297 Coupling different rates in TDM systems, data rate adaptation
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1332 : Logic circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13322 : Integrated circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13367 : Hierarchical multiplexing, add-drop multiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/18 : Ringing
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/204 : ISDN protocol; ISO 7

Abstract

A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving multiple telephone transmission signals over a single twisted pair. An analog signal from a local switching station is converted to an 80 kbits/sec signal for transmission over a twisted pair. A remote terminal converts the 80 kbits/sec signal back into a conventional analog signal for use in conventional telephone, facsimile or other related equipment.

Claims

1. Apparatus for concurrent transmission and reception of multiple telephone signals between a telephone company location and a subscriber location over a single twisted pair, said apparatus comprising:

a) at a telephone company location, master equipment comprising;

i) master conversion means coupled to telephone company equipment, for converting a plurality of incoming telephone company analog signals from said telephone company equipment into an outgoing telephone company higher-rate multiplexed binary signal, and for converting an incoming telephone company higher-rate multiplexed binary signal into a plurality of outgoing telephone company analog signals for use in said telephone company equipment; and

ii) master line-coding means coupled to said master conversion means and to said signal twisted pair, for converting said outgoing telephone company higher-rate multiplexed binary signal into an outgoing line-coded digital signal and transmitting said outgoing line-coded digital signal over said single twisted pair to a subscriber location, and for receiving an incoming line-coded digital signal from said subscriber location and converting said incoming line-coded digital signal into said incoming telephone company higher-rate multiplexed binary signal; and

b) at said subscriber location, a remote terminal comprising;

i) remote line-coding means coupled to said single twisted pair, for receiving said outgoing line-coded digital signal and converting said outgoing line-coded digital signal into an outgoing subscriber higher-rate multiplexed binary signal, and for converting an incoming subscriber higher-rate multiplexed binary signal into said incoming line-coded digital signal and transmitting said incoming line-coded digital signal over said single twisted pair;

ii) remote conversion means coupled to said remote line-coding means and to subscriber equipment, for converting said outgoing subscriber higher-rate multiplexed binary signal into a plurality of outgoing subscriber analog signals for use in said subscriber equipment, and for converting a plurality of incoming subscriber analog signals from said subscriber equipment into said incoming subscriber higher-rate multiplexed binary signal; and

wherein each of said plurality of incoming telephone company analog signals, each of said plurality of outgoing telephone company analog signals, each of said plurality of outgoing subscriber analog signals, and each of said plurality of incoming subscriber analog signals is a full-duplex two-wire analog signal; and

wherein said incoming line-coded digital signal and said outgoing line-coded digital signal are signals selected from the group of 2B1Q and 4B3T signals.

2. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said single twisted pair has a length greater than 1,000 feet.

3. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said single twisted pair has a length greater than 15,000 feet.

4. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said outgoing telephone company higher-rate multiplexed binary signal, said incoming telephone company higher-rate multiplexed binary signal, said outgoing subscriber higher-rate multiplexed binary signal, and said incoming subscriber higher-rate multiplexed binary signal are substantially 160 kbits/second signals.

5. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said outgoing line-coded digital signal and said incoming line-coded digital signal are substantially 80 ksymbols/second signals.

6. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein a portion of said remote terminal is powered down if a line is not in an active state.

7. A method for concurrently transmitting and receiving multiple telephone signals between a telephone company location and a subscriber location over a single twisted pair, said method comprising:

at a telephone company location;

inputting a plurality of incoming telephone company analog signals from telephone company equipment to master equipment and outputting a plurality of outgoing telephone company analog signals from said master equipment to said telephone company equipment;

converting said plurality of incoming telephone company analog signals to an outgoing telephone company higher-rate multiplexed binary signal and converting an incoming telephone company higher-rate multiplexed binary signal to said plurality of outgoing telephone company analog signals;

converting said outgoing telephone company higher-rate multiplexed binary signal to an outgoing line-coded digital signal and converting an incoming line-coded digital signal to said incoming telephone company higher-rate multiplexed binary signal; and

transmitting said outgoing line-coded digital signal over said single twisted pair to said subscriber location and receiving said incoming line-coded digital signal at said master equipment; and

at a subscriber location;

receiving said outgoing line-coded digital signal from said single twisted pair at a remote terminal and transmitting said incoming line-coded digital signal over said single twisted pair to said master equipment;

converting said outgoing line-coded digital signal to an outgoing subscriber higher-rate multiplexed binary signal and converting an incoming subscriber higher-rate multiplexed binary signal to said incoming line-coded digital signal;

converting said outgoing subscriber higher-rate multiplexed binary signal to a plurality of outgoing subscriber analog signals and converting a plurality of incoming subscriber analog signals to said incoming subscriber higher-rate multiplexed binary signal; and

outputting said plurality of outgoing subscriber analog signals to subscriber equipment and inputting said plurality of incoming subscriber analog signals from said subscriber equipment to said remote terminal; and

wherein each of said plurality of incoming telephone company analog signals, each of said plurality of outgoing telephone company analog signals, each of said plurality of outgoing subscriber analog signals, and each of said plurality of incoming subscriber analog signals is a full-duplex two-wire analog signal; and

wherein said incoming line-coded digital signal and said outgoing line-coded digital signal are signals selected from the group of 2B1Q and 4B3T signals.

8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein said single twisted pair has a length greater than 1,000 feet.

9. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein said single twisted pair has a length greater than 15,000 feet.

10. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein said outgoing telephone company higher-rate multiplexed binary signal, said incoming telephone company higher-rate multiplexed binary signal, said outgoing subscriber higher-rate multiplexed binary signal, and said incoming subscriber higher-rate multiplexed binary signal are substantially 160 kbits/second signals.

11. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein said outgoing line-coded digital signal and said incoming line-coded digital signal are substantially 80 ksymbols/second signals.