Abstract:
Signal sources overlay coded pulse signals on a tapped transmission cable, forming thereby composite signals of unique form. Source signals are representations of distinct words of an orthogonal, biorthogonal or transorthogonal code. Each source selectively transmits its assigned code signal or no signal in each of a series of isochronous time intervals. The source signals are adjusted in phase and amplitude to equalize delay and attenuation effects in relation to receiving terminals. Composite signals are handled further in a clipped digital form in which the intelligence of the composite is singularly retained. At receiving terminals the clipped composite is analyzed by digital matched filter circuits.
Abstract:
Multiple terminals linked to one broadband cable in a sequence are interrogated by directionally coupled configuring signals and service polling signals. Configuring signals are utilized to permit selectively participating terminals to order themselves into service polling groups. Service polling signals offer successive terminals in a polling group exclusive access to a facility shared by all terminals of the group (e.g. time or frequency channel on the cable) which has not been seized by a preceding terminal of the group. Isochronal feedback shifting techniques are employed in the configuring and polling selection processes. Participating terminals progressively attach supplementary signals to the configuring and service polling signal trains ''''on-the-fly'''', without otherwise modifying or delaying the trains, by isochronally matching the signals of the passing train, extrapolating the supplementary signals and transmitting the supplementary signals immediately behind the end of the passing train through appropriate directional transmission coupling to the cable.