摘要:
A reconfigurable switch memory which is applicable to time switches and space switches enables two very different time switching functions to be efficiently implemented by one type of switching unit. A reconfigurable switching device is provided which, for instance, can work in either one bit or five bit mode, the granularity of the switch being varied.
摘要:
The invention concerns a method of pointer processing a digital TDM data stream at a node of a synchronous SDH transmission network so as to justify the data stream on transmission, the data stream having a specified line frequency and being composed of frames, each frame containing a reference word, and the node of the transmission network having a node frequency, the method comprising storing the incoming data stream in a buffer store at the node, using the line reference of the incoming data stream to extract a data pointer from the data stream for each frame, which data pointer indicates the location of the reference word of that frame in the buffer store, and characterised in that a timing pointer is extracted from the incoming data stream utilising the line reference and a line clock the frequency of which is a multiple of the line reference; the timing pointer so extracted is converted into a reference value by utilising the node reference and a node clock; the reference value is utilised to generate a node timing pointer; the node timing pointer is compared with a read address and data pointer; and read-out from the buffer store is justified in accordance with the results of the comparison.
摘要:
The invention concerns telecommunication apparatus in which data messages are routed across a switch. The messages are of the kind comprising a message portion and an incoming message identity portion and the apparatus comprising means (22, 23) for generating from the incoming message identity portion an outgoing message identity portion, means including a switch (21) utilising the incoming and outgoing message identity portions to route the message to an output port, and characterised in that the apparatus further comprises means (24, 25) for utilising the outgoing message identity portion to generate a further message identity portion and means (26, 27) for comparing the incoming and further message identity portions to detect faults.
摘要:
A telecommunications digital switch for switching channels of time division multiplexed (TDM) signals on a multiplicity of switch input and output paths, the switch comprising: input and output switching stages and a central switching area: the input and output switch stages each comprising arrays of DSM (as herein defined); the central switching area comprising first and second arrays of DMR (as herein defined), wherein the DMR are so preprogrammed with a channel allocation address pattern that all channel routes through the central switching stage experience the same time delay; the arrangement being such that all or a major part of the channel routes through the switch are constrained to have delays such that all channels are displaced to positions within (n) or (n + 1) subsequent time frames of the TDM system where (n) is an integer, selected from the range 0, 1, 2.
摘要:
The security arrangement is for a telecommunications system having two security planes, a plurality of peripherals, a plurality of peripheral communication controllers; and switching arrangements interconnecting the peripheral communication controllers. To determine a faulty security plane, a duplex path is provided between the controllers, and, using this path, a controller automatically performs path checks on one of the security planes. If the plane is found to be not faulty, the controller sends data associated with that plane to the peripheral with which it is in communication.
摘要:
A telecommunications transmission system carries multiple tributary data streams with SDH compatible multiplexing and demultiplexing arrangements that include a tributary justification algorithm utilising both byte and bit justification means as well as a double-ended payload protocol. The byte justification means employs an offset clock with a nominal constant frequency offset from the transmission system clock so that the offset clock can be used to force a regular rate of byte justifications of constant sign. The bit justification means employs the difference between the tributary clock and the offset clock to determine the bit justifications necessary to multiplex the tributary data stream and the bitjustifications are normally of complementary sign to the forced regular byte justifications except where the frequency of the offset clock lies between the frequency of the transmission clock.
摘要:
In a telecommunications system in which narrowband or guiding services already exist, different service rates, either fixed or variable may be required. A further service switch is connected in parallel with the existing narrowband or guiding switch, the further service switch being similarly controlled in response to the guiding signalling.