Data communication system

• US 6,259,723 B1
• Filed: 03/10/1998
• Issued: 07/10/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Miyashita, Takumi
• Primary Examiner(s): VO, DON NGUYEN
• Application Number:
  US09/037,889
• Time in Patent Office: 1,218 Days
• Field of Search: 370/320, 370/332, 455/442, 375/205, 375/140, 375/141, 375/144, 375/145, 375/146, 375/148, 375/149, 375/367
• US Class Current: 375/141
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/7075 with code phase acquisition
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2201/70715 with application-specific features
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 13/0022 PN, e.g. Kronecker
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 13/10 Code generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 14/005 Optical Code Multiplex

Abstract

A data communication system for executing data transmission and reception by modulating data using a code according to a CDMA system, in the field of optical communication, includes a code modulator for generating a first modulation code such as a spreading code on the basis of a transmission clock which has a transmission speed higher than a bit rate of a bit clock of data, and multiplying each bit of the data by the first modulation code so as to generate a code-modulated signal. The data communication system further includes a clock extractor for extracting a reception clock, which has a transmission speed corresponding to the bit rate of the bit clock, from the received code-modulated signal. The data communication system further includes a code demodulator for generating a second modulation code equivalent to the first modulation code on the basis of the reception clock, and multiplying the code-modulated signal by the second modulation code so as to restore the data, and a reception data synchronizer for outputting reception data that is synchronized with the restored data and second modulation code.

Claims

1. A data communication system, comprising:

a code modulator generating a first modulation code on the basis of a transmission clock, which has a transmission speed higher than a bit rate of a bit clock of data that is an object of transmission, and multiplying each bit of the data by said first modulation code so as to generate a code-modulated signal;

a clock extracting unit receiving a code-modulated signal sent from said code modulator and extracting a reception clock, which has a transmission speed corresponding to the bit rate of said bit clock, from the received code-modulated signal; and

a code demodulator generating a second modulation code equivalent to said first modulation code on the basis of said reception clock extracted by said clock extracting unit, and multiplying the received code-modulated signal by said second modulation code so as to restore the data.

2. A data communication system according to claim 1, wherein said code modulator means includes a first spreading code generating unit generating a first spreading code which has a frequency band thereof spread, as said first modulation code on the basis of said transmission clock, and a first multiplying unit for multiplying each bit of the data by said first spreading code so as to spread a frequency spectrum of the data.

3. A data communication system according to claim 1, wherein said code demodulator includes a second spreading code generating unit generating a second spreading code equivalent to said first spreading code, as said second modulation code on the basis of said reception clock extracted by said clock extracting unit, and a second multiplying unit multiplying the received code-modulated signal by said second spreading code so as to restore the data.

4. A data communication system according to claim 1, further comprising a reception data synchronizing unit synchronizing data restored by said code demodulating means with said second modulation code and outputting reception data that is synchronized with the data.

5. A data communication system, comprising:

a transmission pseudo-random pulse generator generating a cyclic code for transmission, which has a spread frequency band and is composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of a transmission clock having a transmission speed that is an integral multiple of a bit rate of a bit clock of data that is an object of transmission;

a transmission multiplier multiplying each bit of the data by said cyclic code for transmission so as to generate a code-modulated signal;

a reception clock extracting circuit receiving said code-modulated signal and extracting a reception clock, which has a transmission speed corresponding to the bit rate of said bit clock, from the received code-modulated signal;

a reception pseudo-random pulse generator generating a cyclic code for reception, which is equivalent to said cyclic code for transmission and composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of said reception clock extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the received code-modulated signal by the cyclic code for reception so as to restore the data.

6. A data communication system according to claim 5, further comprising a reception data synchronizing circuit synchronizing the restored data with said cyclic code for reception and outputting reception data that is synchronized with the data on the basis of code.

7. A data communication system, comprising:

a transmission pseudo-random pulse generator generating a cyclic code for transmission, which has a spread frequency band and is composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of a transmission clock having a transmission speed higher than a bit rate of a bit clock of data that is an object of transmission;

a transmission multiplier multiplying each bit of the data by said cyclic code for transmission so as to generate a code-modulated signal;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion receiving said code-modulated signal and extracting a reception clock, which has a transmission speed corresponding to the bit rate of said bit clock, from the received code-modulated signal;

a reception pseudo-random pulse generator generating a cyclic code for reception, which is equivalent to said cyclic code for transmission and composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of said reception clock extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the received code-modulated signal by said cyclic code for reception so as to restore the data.

8. A data communication system according to claim 7, further comprising a reception data synchronizing circuit synchronizing the restored data with said cyclic code for reception and outputting reception data that is synchronized with the data.

9. A data communication system, comprising:

a transmission pseudo-random pulse generator generating a cyclic code for transmission, which has a spread frequency band and is composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of a transmission clock having a transmission speed higher than a bit rate of data that is an object of transmission;

a transmission multiplier multiplying the data by said cyclic code for transmission in units of a plurality of bits so as to generate a code-modulated signal;

a reception clock extracting circuit receiving said code-modulated signal and extracting a reception clock, which has a transmission speed corresponding to the bit rate of said bit clock, from the received code-modulated signal;

a reception pseudo-random pulse generator generating a cyclic code for reception, which is equivalent to said cyclic code for transmission and composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of said reception clock extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the received code-modulated signal by said cyclic code for reception so as to restore the data.

10. A data communication system according to claim 9, further comprising a reception data synchronizing circuit portion synchronizing the restored data with said cyclic code for reception and outputting reception data that is synchronized with the data.

11. A data communication system, comprising:

a transmission code generator generating a non-cyclic code for transmission, which has a spread frequency band, on the basis of a transmission clock having a transmission speed that is an integral multiple of a bit rate of a bit clock of data that is an object of transmission;

a transmission multiplier for multiplying each bit of the data by said non-cyclic code for transmission so as to generate a code-modulated signal;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion for receiving the code-modulated signal and extracting a reception clock, which has a transmission speed corresponding to the bit rate of said bit clock, from the received code-modulated signal;

a reception code generator for generating a non-cyclic code for reception, which is equivalent to said non-cyclic code for transmission, on the basis of said reception clock extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier for multiplying the received code-modulated signal by said non-cyclic code for reception so as to restore the data.

12. A data communication system according to claim 11, further comprising a reception data synchronizing circuit portion for synchronizing the restored data with said non-cyclic code for reception and outputting reception data that is synchronized with the data on the basis of code.

13. A data communication system, comprising:

a transmission code generator generating a non-cyclic code for transmission, which has a spread frequency band, on the basis of a transmission having a transmission speed higher than a bit rate of a bit clock of data that is an object of transmission;

a transmission multiplier multiplying the data by said non-cyclic code in units of a plurality of bits so as to generate a code-modulated signal;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion receiving said code-modulated signal and extracting a reception clock, which has a transmission speed corresponding to the bit rate of said bit clock, from the received code-modulated signal;

a reception code generator generating a non-cyclic code for reception, which is equivalent to said cyclic code for transmission, on the basis of said reception clock extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the received code-modulated signal by said non-cyclic code for reception so as to restore the data.

14. A data communication system according to claim 13, further comprising a reception data synchronizing circuit synchronizing the restored data with said non-cyclic code for reception and outputting reception data that is synchronized with the data.

15. A data communication system, comprising:

a plurality of kinds of transmission pseudo-random pulse generators generating a plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission, each of which has a spread frequency band and is composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of a plurality of kinds of transmission clocks respectively having transmission speeds that are integral multiples of a plurality of kinds of bit rates of bit clocks of a plurality of kinds of data items that are objects of transmission;

a plurality of kinds of transmission multipliers multiplying each bit of said plurality of kinds of data items by said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission so as to generate a plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion receiving the plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals and extracting reception clocks, which have transmission speeds corresponding to said plurality of kinds of bit rates, respectively, from the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals;

a reception pseudo-random pulse generator producing cyclic codes for reception, which are equivalent to said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission and are each composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of said reception clocks extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals by said cyclic codes for reception so as to restore said plurality of kinds of data items;

wherein neither a plurality of kinds of the bit clocks whose pulse rates determine said plurality of kinds of bit rates nor said plurality of kinds of transmission clocks are synchronized with each other, and the plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals are multiplexed and transmitted.

16. A data communication system according to claim 15, further comprising a reception data synchronizing circuit portion synchronizing said plurality of kinds of restored data items with said cyclic codes for reception and outputting reception data items that are synchronized with said plurality of kinds of data items on the basis of codes.

17. A data communication system according to claim 15, wherein said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals are transmitted from said transmission pseudo-random pulse generators and said transmission multipliers, which belong to any one hierarchy of a network composed of a plurality of hierarchies, to said reception clock extracting circuit portion, said reception pseudo-random pulse generator, and said reception multiplier, which belong to another hierarchy of said network.

18. A data communication system, comprising:

a plurality of kinds of transmission pseudo-random pulse generators generating a plurality of cyclic codes for transmission, each of which has a spread frequency band and is composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of a plurality of kinds of transmission clocks respectively having transmission speeds higher than a plurality of kinds of bit rates of bit clocks of a plurality of kinds of data items that are objects of transmission;

a plurality of kinds of transmission multipliers multiplying each bit of said plurality of kinds of data items by said cyclic codes for transmission so as to generate a plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion receiving said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals and extracting reception clocks, which have transmission speeds corresponding to the plurality of kinds of bit rates, respectively, from the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals;

a reception pseudo-random pulse generator generating cyclic codes for reception, which are equivalent to said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission and are each composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of said reception clocks extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals by the cyclic codes for reception so as to restore said plurality of kinds of data items;

wherein neither a plurality of kinds of the bit clocks whose pulse rates determine said plurality of kinds of bit rates nor said plurality of kinds of transmission clocks are synchronized with each other, and said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals are multiplexed and transmitted.

19. A data communication system according to claim 18, further comprising a reception data synchronizing circuit portion synchronizing said plurality of kinds of restored data items by said cyclic codes for reception and outputting reception data items that are synchronized with said plurality of kinds of data items on the basis of codes.

20. A data communication system according to claim 18, wherein said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals are transmitted from said transmission pseudo-random pulse generators and said transmission multipliers, which belong to any one hierarchy of a network composed of a plurality of hierarchies, to said reception clock extracting circuit portion, said reception pseudo-random pulse generator, and said reception multiplier, which belong to another hierarchy of said network.

21. A data communication system, comprising:

a plurality of kinds of transmission code generators generating a plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission, each of which has a spread frequency band, on the basis of a plurality of kinds of transmission clocks respectively having transmission speeds higher than a plurality of kinds of bit rates of bit clocks of a plurality of kinds of data items that are objects of transmission;

a plurality of kinds of transmission multipliers multiplying each bit of said plurality of kinds of data items by the non-cyclic codes for transmission so as to generate a plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion receiving said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals and extracting reception clocks, which have transmission speeds corresponding to said plurality of kinds of bit rates, respectively, from the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals;

a reception code generator generating non-cyclic codes for reception, which are equivalent to said plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission, on the basis of said reception clocks extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals by said non-cyclic codes for reception so as to restore said plurality of kinds of data items;

wherein neither a plurality of kinds of the bit clocks whose pulse rates determine said plurality of kinds of bit rates nor said plurality of kinds of transmission clocks are synchronized with each other, and said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals are multiplexed and transmitted.

22. A data communication system according to claim 21, further comprising a reception data synchronizing circuit portion synchronizing the plurality of kinds of restored data items with said non-cyclic codes for reception and outputting reception data items that are synchronized with said plurality of kinds of data items on the basis of codes.

23. A data communication system according to claim 21, wherein said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals are transmitted from said transmission code generators and said transmission multipliers, which belong to any one hierarchy of a network composed of a plurality of hierarchies, to said reception clock extracting circuit portion, said reception code generator, and said reception multiplier, which belong to another hierarchy of said network.

24. A data communication system, comprising:

a plurality of kinds of transmission pseudo-random pulse generators for generating a plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission, each of which has a frequency band thereof spread and is composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of a plurality of kinds of transmission clocks respectively having transmission speeds that are integral multiples of a plurality of kinds of bit rates of bit clocks of a plurality of kinds of data items that are objects of transmission;

a plurality of kinds of transmission multipliers for multiplying each bit of said plurality of kinds of data items by said cyclic codes for transmission so as to generate a plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion for receiving said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals and extracting reception clocks, which have transmission speeds corresponding to said plurality of kinds of bit rates, respectively, from the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals;

a reception pseudo-random pulse generator for generating cyclic codes for reception, which are equivalent to said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission and are each composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of said reception clocks extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier for multiplying the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals by said cyclic codes for reception so as to restore said plurality of kinds of data items;

wherein each clock in at least one of a plurality of kinds of bit clocks whose pulse rates determine said plurality of kinds of bit rates, and said plurality of kinds of transmission clocks is shifted by a given value relative to any other clock, and said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals are multiplexed and transmitted.

25. A data communication system according to claim 24, further comprising a reception data synchronizing circuit portion synchronizing the plurality of kinds of restored data items with said cyclic codes for reception and outputting reception data items that are synchronized with said plurality of kinds of data items on the basis of codes.

26. A data communication system according to claim 24, wherein said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals are transmitted from said transmission pseudo-random pulse generators and said transmission multipliers, which belong to any one hierarchy of a network composed of a plurality of hierarchies, to said reception clock extracting circuit portion, said reception pseudo-random pulse generator, and said reception multiplier, which belong to another hierarchy of said network.

27. A data communication system, comprising:

a plurality of kinds of transmission pseudo-random pulse generators for generating a plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission, each of which has a frequency band thereof spread and is composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of a plurality of kinds of transmission clocks respectively having transmission speeds higher than a plurality of kinds of bit rates of bit clocks of a plurality of kinds of data items that are objects of transmission;

a plurality of kinds of transmission multipliers for multiplying each bit of said plurality of kinds of data items by said cyclic codes for transmission so as to generate a plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion for receiving said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals and extracting reception clocks, which have transmission speeds corresponding to said plurality of kinds of bit rates, respectively, from the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals;

a reception pseudo-random pulse generator for generating cyclic codes for reception, which are equivalent to said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission and are each composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of said reception clocks extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier for multiplying the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals by said cyclic codes for reception so as to restore said plurality of kinds of data items;

wherein each clock in at least one of a plurality of kinds of the bit clocks whose pulse rates determine said plurality of kinds of bit rates, and said plurality of kinds of transmission clock, is shifted by a given value relative to any other clock, and said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals are multiplexed and transmitted.

28. A data communication system according to claim 27, further comprising a reception data synchronizing circuit portion synchronizing the plurality of kinds of restored data items with said cyclic codes for reception and outputting reception data items that are synchronized with said plurality of kinds of data items on the basis of codes.

29. A data communication system according to claim 27, wherein said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals are transmitted from said transmission pseudo-random pulse generators and said transmission multipliers, which belong to any one hierarchy of a network composed of a plurality of hierarchies, to said reception clock extracting circuit portion, said reception pseudo-random pulse generator, and said reception multiplier, which belong to another hierarchy of said network.

30. A data communication system, comprising:

a plurality of kinds of transmission code generators generating a plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission, each of which has a spread frequency band, on the basis of a plurality of kinds of transmission clocks respectively having transmission speeds higher than a plurality of kinds of bit rates of bit clocks of a plurality of kinds of data items that are objects of transmission;

a plurality of kinds of transmission multipliers multiplying each bit of said plurality of kinds of data items by the plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission so as to generate a plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion receiving said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals and extracting reception clocks, which have transmission speeds corresponding to said plurality of kinds of bit rates, respectively, from the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals;

a reception code generator generating non-cyclic codes for reception, which are equivalent to said plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission, on the basis of said reception clocks extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals by the non-cyclic codes for reception so as to restore said plurality of kinds of data items;

wherein each clock in at least one of a plurality of kinds of the bit clocks whose pulse rates determine said plurality of kinds of bit rates, and the plurality of kinds of transmission clocks is dephased by a given value relative to the other one, and the plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals are multiplexed and transmitted.

31. A data communication system according to claim 30, further comprising a reception data synchronizing circuit portion synchronizing the restored data items with said non-cyclic codes for reception and outputting reception data items that are synchronized with the data items on the basis of codes.

32. A data communication system according to claim 30, wherein said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals are transmitted from said transmission code generators and said transmission multipliers, which belong to any one hierarchy of a network composed of a plurality of hierarchies, to said reception clock extracting circuit portion, said reception code generator, and said reception multiplier, which belong to another hierarchy of said network.

33. A data communication system, comprising at a plurality of branch points constituting a network:

a plurality of kinds of transmission pseudo-random pulse generators generating a plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission, each of which has a spread frequency band and is composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of a plurality of kinds of transmission clocks respectively having transmission speeds that are integral multiples of a plurality of kinds of bit rates of bit clocks of a plurality of kinds of data items that are objects of transmission;

a plurality of kinds of transmission multipliers multiplying each bit of said plurality of kinds of data items by said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission so as to generate a plurality of, kinds of code-modulated signals;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion receiving said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals and extracting reception clocks, which have transmission speeds corresponding to said plurality of kinds of bit rates, respectively, from the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals;

a reception pseudo-random pulse generator generating cyclic codes for reception, which are equivalent to said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission and are each composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of said reception clocks extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals by said cyclic codes for reception so as to restore said plurality of kinds of data items,

wherein said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission are assigned to said plurality of branch points, respectively, and the contents and phases of said cyclic codes associated with said branch points are differentiated in advance from each other.

34. A data communication system according to claim 33, further comprising a reception data synchronizing circuit portion synchronizing the plurality of kinds of restored data items with said cyclic codes for reception and outputting reception data items that are synchronized with said plurality of kinds of data items on the basis of codes.

35. A data communication system, comprising at a plurality of branch points constituting a network:

a plurality of kinds of transmission pseudo-random pulse generators generating a plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission, each of which has a spread frequency band and is composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of a plurality of kinds of transmission clocks respectively having transmission speeds higher than a plurality of kinds of bit rates of bit clocks of a plurality of kinds of data items that are objects of transmission;

a plurality of kinds of transmission multipliers multiplying each bit of the plurality of kinds of data items by said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission so as to generate a plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion receiving the plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals and extracting reception clocks, which have transmission speeds corresponding to said plurality of kinds of bit rates, respectively, from the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals;

a reception code generator generating non-cyclic codes for reception, which are equivalent to said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission, on the basis of said reception clocks extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals by said cyclic codes for reception so as to restore said plurality of kinds of data items,

wherein said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission are assigned to said plurality of branch points, respectively, and the contents and phases of said cyclic codes associated with said branch points are differentiated in advance from each other.

36. A data communication system according to claim 35, further comprising a reception data synchronizing circuit portion synchronizing the plurality of kinds of restored data items with said cyclic codes for reception and outputting reception data items that are synchronized with said plurality of kinds of data items on the basis of codes.

37. A data communication system, comprising at a plurality of branch points constituting a network:

a plurality of kinds of transmission code generators generating a plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission, each of which has a spread frequency band, on the basis of a plurality of kinds of transmission clocks respectively having transmission speeds higher than a plurality of kinds of bit rates of bit clocks of a plurality of kinds of data items that are objects of transmission;

a plurality of kinds of transmission multipliers multiplying each bit of said plurality of kinds of data items by said plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission so as to generate a plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion receiving the plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals and extracting reception clocks, which have transmission speeds corresponding to said plurality of kinds of bit rates, respectively, from the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals;

a reception code generator generating non-cyclic codes for reception, which are equivalent to said plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission, on the basis of said reception clocks extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals by said non-cyclic codes for reception so as to restore said plurality of kinds of data items;

wherein said plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission are assigned to said plurality of branch points, respectively, and the contents and phases of said non-cyclic codes associated with said branch points are differentiated in advance from each other.

38. A data communication system according to claim 37, further comprising a reception data synchronizing circuit portion synchronizing the plurality of kinds of restored data items with said non-cyclic codes for reception and outputting reception data items that are synchronized with said plurality of kinds of data items on the basis of codes.

39. A data communication system, comprising at a plurality of branch points constituting a network:

a plurality of kinds of transmission pseudo-random pulse generators generating a plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission, each of which has a spread frequency band and is composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of a plurality of kinds of transmission clocks respectively having transmission speeds that are integral multiples of a plurality of kinds of bit rates of bit clocks of a plurality of kinds of data items that are objects of transmission;

a plurality of kinds of transmission multipliers multiplying each bit of the plurality of kinds of data items by said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission so as to generate a plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion receiving said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals and extracting reception clocks, which have transmission speeds corresponding to said plurality of kinds of bit rates, respectively, from the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals;

a reception pseudo-random pulse generator generating cyclic codes for reception, which are equivalent to said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission and are each composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of said reception clocks extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals by the cyclic codes for reception so as to restore said plurality of kinds of data items;

wherein common cyclic codes that enable to pass through all or many of said plurality of branch points, are assigned.

40. A data communication system according to claim 39, further comprising a reception data synchronizing circuit portion synchronizing the plurality of kinds of restored data items with said cyclic codes for reception and outputting reception data items that are synchronized with said plurality of kinds of data items on the basis of codes.

41. A data communication system, comprising at a plurality of branch points constituting a network:

a plurality of kinds of transmission pseudo-random pulse generators generating a plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission, each of which has a spread frequency band and is composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of a plurality of kinds of transmission clocks respectively having transmission speeds higher than a plurality of kinds of bit rates of bit clocks of a plurality of kinds of data items that are objects of transmission;

a plurality of kinds of transmission multipliers multiplying each bit of the plurality of kinds of data items by said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission so as to generate a plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion receiving the plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals and extracting reception clocks, which have transmission speeds corresponding to said plurality of kinds of bit rates, respectively, from the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals;

a reception pseudo-random pulse generator generating cyclic codes for reception, which are equivalent to said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission and are each composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of said reception clocks extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals by said cyclic codes for reception so as to restore the plurality of kinds of data items;

wherein common cyclic codes that enable to pass through all or many of said plurality of branch points, are assigned.

42. A data communication system according to claim 41, further comprising a reception data synchronizing circuit portion synchronizing the plurality of kinds of restored data items with said cyclic codes for reception and outputting reception data items that are synchronized with said plurality of kinds of data items on the basis of codes.

43. A data communication system, comprising at a plurality of branch points constituting a network:

a plurality of kinds of transmission code generators generating a plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission, each of which has a spread frequency band, on the basis of a plurality of kinds of transmission clocks respectively having transmission speeds higher than a plurality of kinds of bit rates of bit clocks of a plurality of kinds of data items that are objects of transmission;

a plurality of kinds of transmission multipliers multiplying each bit of said plurality of kinds of data items by said plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission so as to generate a plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion receiving the plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals and extracting reception clocks, which have transmission speeds corresponding to said plurality of kinds of bit rates, respectively, from the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals;

a reception code generator generating non-cyclic codes for reception, which are equivalent to said plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission, on the basis of said reception clocks extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals by said non-cyclic codes for reception so as to restore said plurality of kinds of data items;

wherein common cyclic codes that enable to pass through all or many of the plurality of branch points, are assigned.

44. A data communication system according to claim 43, further comprising a reception data synchronizing circuit portion synchronizing the plurality of kinds of restored data items with said non-cyclic codes for reception and outputting reception data items that are synchronized with said plurality of kinds of data items on the basis of codes.

45. A data communication system having a plurality of data communication units, connected to a plurality of branch points constituting a network, mutually transmitting and receiving a plurality of kinds of data items, and a central control unit controlling said plurality of data communication units,

wherein said plurality of data communication units each comprise:

a plurality of kinds of transmission pseudo-random pulse generators generating a plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission, each of which has a spread frequency band and is composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of a plurality of kinds of transmission clocks respectively having transmission speeds that are integral multiples of a plurality of kinds of bit rates of bit clocks of a plurality of kinds of data items that are objects of transmission;

a plurality of kinds of transmission multipliers multiplying each bit of said plurality of kinds of data items by said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission so as to generate a plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion receiving the plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals and extracting reception clocks, which have transmission speeds corresponding to said plurality of kinds of bit rates, respectively, from the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals;

a reception pseudo-random pulse generator generating cyclic codes for reception, which are equivalent to said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission and are each composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of said reception clocks extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals by said cyclic codes for reception so as to restore said plurality of kinds of data items;

wherein said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission are assigned to said plurality of branch points, respectively, and the contents and phases of said cyclic codes associated with said branch points are differentiated in advance from each other.

46. A data communication system according to claim 45, further comprising reception data synchronizing circuit portions each synchronizing the plurality of kinds of restored data items with said cyclic codes for reception and outputting reception data items that are synchronized with said plurality of kinds of data items on the basis of codes.

47. A data communication system according to claim 45, wherein said plurality of branch points are each provided with several candidates for said cyclic codes, and said data communication units each select given cyclic codes.

48. A data communication system according to claim 45, wherein a part or all of said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission are sent from said central control unit.

49. A data communication system according to claim 45, wherein transmission lines linking said plurality of data communication units and said central control unit are formed with double lines.

50. A data communication system according to claim 45, wherein all or some of said transmission lines that are double lines are designed so that said plurality of kinds of data items can be transmitted bidirectionally.

51. A data communication system according to claim 45, wherein when said plurality of kinds of data items are communicated in a form in which data is transmitted at low speed, cyclic codes each having a long bit string are employed;

and when the plurality of kinds of data items are communicated in a form in which data is transmitted at high speed, cyclic codes each having a short bit string are employed.

52. A data communication system according to claim 50, wherein the minimum value of a Hamming distance between a cyclic code having a short bit string and a code which is a part of a cyclic code having a long bit string, of which a pattern of bits is inconsistent with that of the cyclic code having the short bit string, and of which the length is equal to that of the cyclic code having the short bit string, can be made large.

53. A data communication system according to claim 45, wherein when cyclic codes assigned to the same hierarchical level of said network are arbitrated, the cyclic codes currently used by a data communication unit, or the identification numbers of the cyclic codes, are reported to all the other data communication units within said network.

54. A data communication system according to claim 45, wherein when cyclic codes assigned to the same hierarchical level of said network are arbitrated, the cyclic codes currently used by a data communication unit, or the identification numbers of the cyclic codes, are reported to all the other data communication units, and cyclic codes scheduled to be used later, or the identification numbers of the cyclic codes, are successively reported to all the other data communication units;

and when all the other data communication units acknowledge the cyclic codes, transmission of said plurality of kinds of data items is started.

55. A data communication system according to claim 53, wherein when cyclic codes which are to be used by a data communication unit are determined, any other data communication unit using cyclic codes assigned to another hierarchical level is permitted to give an instruction or to select cyclic codes.

56. A data communication system according to claim 45, wherein said plurality of kinds of transmission clocks are synchronized with each other in order to multiplex said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals.

57. A data communication system according to claim 45, wherein when the lengths of all the cyclic codes are the same or the lengths of the cyclic codes which are to be used are submultiples of a given value, a plurality of the bit clocks whose pulse rates determine said plurality of kinds of bit rates of data items are synchronized with each other, or are shifted from each other in units of cycles of said transmission clocks.

58. A data communication system according to claim 45, wherein neither a plurality of the bit clocks whose pulse rates determine said plurality of kinds of bit rates of data items nor said plurality of kinds of transmission clocks are synchronized with each other, and said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals are multiplexed.

59. A data communication system having a plurality of data communication units, connected to a plurality of branch points constituting a network, mutually transmitting and receiving a plurality of kinds of data items, and a central control unit controlling said plurality of data communication units,

wherein said plurality of data communication units each comprise:

a plurality of kinds of transmission pseudo-random pulse generators generating a plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission, each of which has a spread frequency band and is composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of a plurality of kinds of transmission clocks respectively having transmission speeds higher than a plurality of kinds of bit rates of bit clocks of a plurality of kinds of data items that are objects of transmission;

a plurality of kinds of transmission multipliers multiplying each bit of said plurality of kinds of data items by said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission so as to generate a plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion receiving the plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals and extracting reception clocks, which have transmission speeds corresponding to said plurality of kinds of bit rates, respectively, from the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals;

a reception pseudo-random pulse generator generating cyclic codes for reception, which are equivalent to said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission and are each composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of said reception clocks extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals by said cyclic codes for reception so as to restore said plurality of kinds of data items;

wherein said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission are assigned to said plurality of branch points, respectively, and the contents and phases of said cyclic codes associated with said branch points are differentiated in advance from each other; and

an intended address is sent from said central control unit to said plurality of branch points, and a data communication unit, connected to a branch point to which one of said cyclic codes indicating an address agreeing with the intended address is assigned, transmits and receives said data items.

60. A data communication system according to claim 59, further comprising reception data synchronizing circuit portions each synchronizing the plurality of kinds of restored data items with said cyclic codes for reception and outputting reception data items that are synchronized with said plurality of kinds of data items on the basis of codes.

61. A data communication system having a plurality of data communication units, connected to a plurality of branch points constituting a network, mutually transmitting and receiving a plurality of kinds of data items, and a central control unit controlling said plurality of data communication units,

wherein said plurality of data communication units each comprise:

a plurality of kinds of transmission code generators generating a plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission, each of which has a spread frequency band, on the basis of a plurality of kinds of transmission clocks respectively having transmission speeds higher than a plurality of kinds of bit rates of bit clocks of a plurality of kinds of data items that are objects of transmission;

a plurality of kinds of transmission multipliers multiplying each bit of said plurality of kinds of data items by said plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission so as to generate a plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion receiving said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals and extracting reception clocks, which have transmission speeds corresponding to said plurality of kinds of bit rates, respectively, from the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals;

a reception code generator generating non-cyclic codes for reception, which are equivalent to said plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission, on the basis of said reception clocks extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals by said non-cyclic codes for reception so as to restore said plurality of kinds of data items;

wherein the plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission are assigned to said plurality of branch points, respectively, and the contents and phases of said non-cyclic codes associated with said branch points are differentiated in advance from each other; and

an intended address is sent from said central control unit to said plurality of branch points, and a data communication unit connected to a branch point to which one of said cyclic codes indicating an address agreeing with the intended address are assigned, transmits and receives said data items.

62. A data communication system according to claim 61, further comprising reception data synchronizing circuit portions each synchronizing the plurality of kinds of restored data items with said non-cyclic codes for reception and outputting reception data items that are synchronized with said plurality of kinds of data items on the basis of codes.

63. A data communication system having a plurality of data communication units, connected to a plurality of branch points constituting a network, mutually transmitting and receiving a plurality of kinds of data items, and a central control unit controlling said plurality of data communication units,

wherein said plurality of data communication units each comprise:

a plurality of kinds of transmission pseudo-random pulse generators generating a plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission, each of which has a spread frequency band and is composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of a plurality of kinds of transmission clocks respectively having transmission speeds that are integral multiples of a plurality of kinds of bit rates of bit clocks of a plurality of kinds of data items that are objects of transmission;

a plurality of kinds of transmission multipliers multiplying each bit of said plurality of kinds of data items by said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission so as to generate a plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion receiving the plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals and extracting reception clocks, which have transmission speeds corresponding to said plurality of kinds of bit rates, respectively, from the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals;

a reception pseudo-random pulse generator generating cyclic codes for reception, which are equivalent to said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission and are each composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of said reception clocks extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals by said cyclic codes for reception so as to restore said plurality of kinds of data items;

wherein common cyclic codes that enable to pass through all or many of said plurality of branch points, are assigned; and

an intended address is sent from said central control unit to said plurality of branch points, and a data communication unit connected to a branch point to which one of said cyclic codes indicating an address agreeing with the intended address are assigned, transmits and receives the data items.

64. A data communication system according to claim 63, further comprising reception data synchronizing circuit portions each synchronizing the plurality of kinds of restored data items with the cyclic codes for reception and outputting reception data items that are synchronized with said plurality of kinds of data items on the basis of codes.

65. A data communication system according to claim 63, wherein said plurality of branch points are each provided with several candidates for the common cyclic codes, and said data communication units each select given cyclic codes.

66. A data communication system according to claim 63, wherein a part or all of the plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission are sent from said central control unit.

67. A data communication system according to claim 63, wherein transmission lines linking said plurality of data communication units and said central control unit are formed with double lines.

68. A data communication system according to claim 67, wherein all or some of said transmission lines that Ail are double lines are designed so that the plurality of kinds of data items can be transmitted bidirectionally.

69. A data communication system according to claim 63, wherein when said plurality of kinds of data items are communicated in a form in which data is transmitted at low speed, cyclic codes each having a long bit string are employed;

and when the plurality of kinds of data items are communicated in a form in which data is transmitted at high speed, cyclic codes each having a short bit string are employed.

70. A data communication system according to claim 68, wherein the minimum value of a Hamming distance between a cyclic code having a short bit string and a code which is a part of a cyclic code having a long bit string, of which a pattern of bits is inconsistent with that of the cyclic code having the short bit string, and of which the length is equal to that of the cyclic code having the short bit string, can be made large.

71. A data communication system according to claim 63, wherein when cyclic codes assigned to the same hierarchical level of said network are arbitrated, the cyclic codes currently used by a data communication unit, or the identification numbers of the cyclic codes, are reported to all the other data communication units within said network.

72. A data communication system according to claim 63, wherein when cyclic codes assigned to the same hierarchical level of said network are arbitrated, the cyclic codes currently used by a data communication unit, or the identification numbers of the cyclic codes, are reported to all the other data communication units within said network, and cyclic codes scheduled to be used later and the identification numbers of the cyclic codes, are successively reported to all the other data communication units;

and when all the other data communication units acknowledge the cyclic codes, transmission of said plurality of kinds of data items is started.

73. A data communication system according to claim 71, wherein when cyclic codes which are to be used by a data communication unit are determined, any other data communication unit using cyclic codes assigned to another hierarchical level is permitted to give an instruction or to select cyclic codes.

74. A data communication system according to claim 63, wherein said plurality of kinds of transmission clocks are synchronized with each other in order to multiplex said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals.

75. A data communication system according to claim 63, wherein when the lengths of all the cyclic codes are the same or the lengths of the cyclic codes which are to be used are submultiples of a given value, a plurality of the bit clocks whose pulse rates determine said plurality of kinds of bit rates of data items are synchronized with each other, or are shifted from each other in units of cycles of said transmission clocks.

76. A data communication system according to claim 63, wherein neither a plurality of the bit clocks whose pulse rates determine said plurality of kinds of bit rates of data items nor the plurality of kinds of transmission clocks are synchronized with each other, but said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals are multiplexed.

77. A data communication system having a plurality of data communication units, connected to a plurality of branch points constituting a network, mutually transmitting and receiving a plurality of kinds of data items, and a central control unit for controlling said plurality of data communication units,

wherein said plurality of data communication units each comprise:

a plurality of kinds of transmission pseudo-random pulse generators generating a plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission, each of which has a spread frequency band and is composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of a plurality of kinds of transmission clocks respectively having transmission speeds higher than a plurality of kinds of bit rates of bit clocks of a plurality of kinds of data items that are objects of transmission;

a plurality of kinds of transmission multipliers multiplying each bit of said plurality of kinds of data items by said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission so as to generate a plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion receiving the plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals and extracting reception clocks, which have transmission speeds corresponding to said plurality of kinds of bit rates, respectively, from the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals;

a reception pseudo-random pulse generator generating cyclic codes for reception, which are equivalent to said plurality of kinds of cyclic codes for transmission and are each composed of pseudo-random pulses, on the basis of said reception clocks extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals by said cyclic codes for reception so as to restore said plurality of kinds of data items;

wherein common cyclic codes that enable to pass through all or many of said plurality of branch points, are assigned; and

an intended address is sent from said central control unit to said plurality of branch points, and a data communication unit connected to a branch point to which one of the common cyclic codes indicating an address agreeing with the intended address is assigned, transmits and receives said data items.

78. A data communication system according to claim 77, further comprising reception data synchronizing circuit portions each synchronizing the plurality of kinds of restored data items with said cyclic codes for reception and outputting reception data items that are synchronized with said plurality of kinds of data items on the basis of codes.

79. A data communication system having a plurality of data communication units, connected to a plurality of branch points constituting a network, mutually transmitting and receiving a plurality of kinds of data items, and a central control unit controlling said plurality of data communication units,

wherein said plurality of data communication units each comprise:

a plurality of kinds of transmission code generators generating a plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission, each of which has a spread frequency band, on the basis of a plurality of kinds of transmission clocks respectively having transmission speeds higher than a plurality of kinds of bit rates of bit clocks of a plurality of kinds of data items that are objects of transmission;

a plurality of kinds of transmission multipliers multiplying each bit of the plurality of kinds of data items by said plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission so as to generate a plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals;

a reception clock extracting circuit portion receiving said plurality of kinds of code-modulated signals and extracting reception clocks, which have transmission speeds corresponding to said plurality of kinds of bit rates, respectively, from the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals;

a reception code generator generating non-cyclic codes for reception, which are equivalent to said plurality of kinds of non-cyclic codes for transmission, on the basis of said reception clocks extracted by said reception clock extracting circuit portion; and

a reception multiplier multiplying the plurality of kinds of received code-modulated signals by said non-cyclic codes for reception so as to restore said plurality of kinds of data items;

wherein common cyclic codes that enable to pass through all or many of said plurality of branch points, are assigned; and

an intended address is sent from said central control unit to said plurality of branch points, and a data communication unit connected to a branch point to which one of said noncyclic codes indicating an address agreeing with the intended address are assigned, transmits and receives the data items.

80. A data communication system according to claim 79, further comprising reception data synchronizing circuit portions each synchronizing the plurality of kinds of restored data items with said non-cyclic codes for reception and outputting reception data items that are synchronized with said plurality of kinds of data items on the basis of codes.