Abstract:
Synchronizing circuit including a variable delay circuit (DLC) through which an input signal (DIN) is passed to adjust the phase of a regenerated output signal (DIN1) with respect to a clock signal (CL1) at the frequency of the input signal, and a decision circuit (DC) to adjust the variable delay (DL1/8) so that it covers half a period of the input signal and after having detected a predetermined lack of synchronism modifies the value of the variable delay such that this delay may then be adjusted to cover the second half of the period.
Abstract:
A switching system (SW) to transfer packets of digital signals having a header containing routing information from a plurality of input terminals (R1 to R16) to a plurality of output terminals (T1 to T16), the destination output terminal for a packet being selected according to the routing information of this packet. The system includes a plurality of memories (M1 to M8) which are each subdivided into a plurality of storage areas each associated to a respective output terminal, receiver circuits (RC1 to RC16) to divide each received packet into a plurality of sub-packets, control circuits (CC1 to CC8) and transmitter circuits (TC1 to TC16) to rebuilt a packet from its sub-packets. Under the control of the control circuits operating according to the routing information of a packet the sub-packets belonging to this packet are transmitted to respective ones of the memories and loaded into the storage area thereof corresponding to the destination output terminal.
Abstract:
Communication switching system wherein for each cell stream to be transmitted through a switching element a virtual path is established from an input link to an output link of this element on the basis of the individual bandwidth used by this cell stream and of the then calculated total bandwidth used on this output link. For each cell stream a maintenance cell containing the individual cell stream bandwidth is transmitted on the corresponding virtual path and by means of these maintenance cells the total bandwidth used on each output link is re-calculated and it is checked if it is equal to the above-mentioned calculated total bandwidth. The latter is adjusted if a difference is detected.
Abstract:
The line circuit includes an amplifier arrangement with two amplifiers (LOA1/2) each able to sink current from an associated line conductor (L1/2) to a negative voltage (V-) and via a common transistor (T). Each amplifier has an individual overcurrent detection circuit (OCD1/2) and a individual current limiting circuit (CLC1/2). The detection circuits are coupled to the limiting circuits through a common detection circuit (OCD3) and a common gating circuit (GCI) which supplies an active output signal to the limiting circuits when both the amplifiers sink excessive currents.
Abstract:
A multi-standard communication adapter (MSRA) for interfacing a low speed communication device (TP), e.g. a user station, and a high speed communication device (NP), e.g. an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN). Both these communication devices are allowed to transmit signals having electrical and functional interface characteristics which may be chosen amongst a wide variety of possible electrical and functional interface characteristics. The communication adapter is integrated in an electronic chip and is able to perform the different rate adaptation schemes owing to its programmable constituent parts (TXFR, TXUS, RXUS, RXFR, BUSA, BAUDA). The programmation of the communication adapter is realized by means of a host microprocessor external (PP) to the chip and which may also be used to temporarily store data transmitted between the two communication devices as well as to transmit information to or receive information from these devices. The communication adapter further includes a Baudrate generator (BAUDA) to control the clock signal on the low speed side (TP) and means to perform a self-test.
Abstract:
An asynchronous timing or control circuit (TIM) for a RAM memory applies a row selection (ROWD) signal to one end (WIO/WIN) of a selected memory row (WORD0/WORDN) and a corresponding control signal (WO0/WON) is collected at the other end (WO0/WON) of this row through a common NOR gate (04) with an input for each row. Since this control signal reflects the propagation time of a signal through the row, it is used to control the precharging (PRECHB) of the memory columns prior to any subsequent read or write operation, the latter using the same row selection signal.
Abstract:
Communication switching element to switch M signal inputs (I(1) to I(M)) to any of N signal outputs (O(1) to O(N)) and comprising MN buffers (Q(11) to Q(MN)) which are arranged in a matrix of M rows and N columns. Each buffer is used to store cells during their transit from the associated input to the associated output.
Abstract:
Asynchronous time division communication system wherein user stations (US1/2), each with an associated send and receive circuit (SEND1/2, REC1/2), are coupled with a packet switching network (PSN). Each send circuit includes a send clock (OSC) and each receive circuit is provided with a receive clock (POSC), controlling the reading of a packet buffer circuit (PFIFO), and with a computer (COMP) which regulates the receive clock (POSC) in such a way that the filling level of the buffer circuit remains substantially constant.
Abstract:
A ring communication network to transmit packets of data between terminal stations (U1 to U5) connected to this network via respective nodes (N1 to N5), each of these nodes comprising a first receiver circuit (RC0) and a first transmitter circuit (TC0) connected to segments of the network by respective terminals (R0 and T0), a second receiver circuit (RC1) and a second transmitter circuit (TC1) connected to the terminal station by respective terminals (R1 and T1), and control means (SB, SEC) comprising a multiplexer/demultiplexer circuit (SB) controlled by routing information contained in the packets and adapted to cyclically read (SEC) the first (RC0) and the second (RC1) receiver circuits and to transfer the packets stored in the read receiver circuit to the transmitter circuit (TC0/TC1) which is selected by these informations. This network may also include protection means (D1, IR, CR, IT, CT) against a faulty node.
Abstract:
A method is described for rerouting a data stream previously routed via a route through a switching network which has now failed. The method includes the steps of:
detecting the failure on a link (L19/L56) between first (SN1/SN5) and second (SN9/SN6) switching nodes in one of these switching nodes (SN1/SN5); transmitting from this one switching node (SN1/SN5) a request message (REQ) with first (IDA) and second (IDB) address fields containing addresses of the first (1/5) and second (9/6) switching nodes, respectively; in each switching node having received the request message (REQ) retransmitting it, until an alternative route for the data stream is found between two end switching nodes of said alternative route; by one of these end switching nodes (SN1/SN5) chosen according to a predetermined rule after the alternative route has been found, allocating the data stream to this alternative route and transmitting it thereon.