Direct digital access arrangement circuitry and method for connecting to phone lines
First Claim
1. Powered side circuitry for digital direct access arrangement circuitry for terminating a phone line connection at a user end of an analog phone line, comprising:
- a communication interface within said powered side circuitry, said communication interface having at least one data input or data output capable of being coupled to an external user end device;
an isolation interface within said powered side circuitry and coupled to said communication interface, said isolation interface capable of communicating digitally with user end phone line side circuitry through a user end isolation barrier; and
encode circuitry within said isolation interface to generate an encoded digital signal from a digital data stream for transmission across said isolation barrier, wherein said encoded digital signal comprises control data added to said digital data stream,wherein the isolation interface is configured to transmit the encoded digital signal in a first direction across the user end isolation barrier and is configured to receive information provided in an opposite direction across the isolation barrier from the user end phone line side circuitry,wherein information within the digital data stream is converted to an analog form within the user end phone line side circuitry prior to transmission on the analog phone line.
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Abstract
An isolation system is provided that is suitable for use in telephony, medical instrumentation, industrial process control and other applications. Preferred embodiments of the invention comprise a capacitive isolation barrier across which a digital signal is communicated. The system provides a means of communication across the isolation barrier that is highly immune to amplitude and phase noise interference. Clock recovery circuitry may be employed on one side of the isolation barrier to extract timing information from the digital signal communicated across the barrier, and to filter the effects of phase noise introduced at the barrier. Delta-sigma converters may be disposed on both sides of the isolation barrier to convert signals between analog and digital domains. An isolated power supply may also be provided on the isolated side of the barrier, whereby direct current is generated in response to the digital data received across the isolation barrier. Finally, a bidirectional isolation system is provided whereby bidirectional communication of digital signals is accomplished using a single pair of isolation capacitors. In preferred embodiments, the digital data communicated across the barrier consists of digital delta-sigma data signals multiplexed in time with other digital control, signaling and framing information.
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16 Claims
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1. Powered side circuitry for digital direct access arrangement circuitry for terminating a phone line connection at a user end of an analog phone line, comprising:
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a communication interface within said powered side circuitry, said communication interface having at least one data input or data output capable of being coupled to an external user end device; an isolation interface within said powered side circuitry and coupled to said communication interface, said isolation interface capable of communicating digitally with user end phone line side circuitry through a user end isolation barrier; and encode circuitry within said isolation interface to generate an encoded digital signal from a digital data stream for transmission across said isolation barrier, wherein said encoded digital signal comprises control data added to said digital data stream, wherein the isolation interface is configured to transmit the encoded digital signal in a first direction across the user end isolation barrier and is configured to receive information provided in an opposite direction across the isolation barrier from the user end phone line side circuitry, wherein information within the digital data stream is converted to an analog form within the user end phone line side circuitry prior to transmission on the analog phone line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for communicating with an analog phone line from a user end of the analog phone line, comprising:
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generating an encoded digital signal from a digital data signal, wherein the encoded digital signal includes control data and the digital data signal; and communicating said encoded digital signal across a user end isolation barrier from user end powered side circuitry to user end phone line side circuitry through an isolation interface within the powered side circuitry that is configured to be coupled to an isolation barrier, wherein the isolation interface is configured to transmit the encoded digital signal in a first direction across the user end isolation barrier and is configured to receive information provided in an opposite direction across the isolation barrier from the user end phone line side circuitry, wherein information within the digital data signal is converted to an analog form within the user end phone line side circuitry prior to transmission on the analog phone line. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for communicating with an analog phone line from a user end of the analog phone line, comprising:
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converting a digital signal into a digital data stream; communicating said digital data stream across a user end isolation barrier from a bi-directional connection on user end powered side circuitry to a bi-directional connection on user end phone line side circuitry, wherein information within the digital data stream is converted to an analog form within the user end phone line side circuitry prior to transmission on the analog phone line. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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