Abstract:
Status and alerting signals are distributed in a TDM communication system in a split-up form in broadcasting mode: the cadencing information of all status/alerting signals is distributed in word format on an existing signaling channel, each bit of such a word representing the scan value of a different status/alerting signal at a given moment. The basic tone common to all status/alerting signals may be distributed in coded form on a special or a common channel like voice signals. Any terminal instructed to do so will regenerate any required tone signal for itself.