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Interface for bridging out-of-band information and preventing false presence detection of terminating devices

  • US 7,461,192 B2
  • Filed: 12/15/2004
  • Issued: 12/02/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A circuit, comprising:

  • a first interface having an input that receives a signal including one or more multiple-bit symbols representing encoded out-of-band (OOB) information from a first communication link;

    a decoder coupled to the first interface that decodes the one or more multiple-bit symbols into reconstructed OOB information; and

    a second interface coupled to the decoder and having an output for transmitting the reconstructed OOB information to a second communication link.

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