Abstract:
In a satellite transponder communications system operating in a time division multiple access mode, each earth station transmits data in a burst format. All bursts within a single transponder frame are synchronized to a special reference burst which contains no data communications. A single earth station sends out the reference burst as well as its normal burst, and in the case of multi transponders and multi transponder frames, the single reference station sends out all of the reference bursts for the various transponder frames. Data to be transmitted may be received in many different forms and included within the same burst because of the modular arrangement of the earth stations. Individual terrestrial interface modules receive data in various forms, convert the data into bit form which is compatible with the TDMA system, store the converted bit stream and hold the compressed block of data until a multiplexer requests the block of data for inclusion into the earth station''s transmitted burst. The arrangement of blocks of data within a burst and the timing and duration of a burst is controlled by digital words stored in a memory. Complete reordering of burst times and the arrangement of blocks of data within a burst is accomplished by changing the words stored in the memory. A comparable system on the receive side of the earth station extracts blocks of data in selected bursts for conveyance to selected terrestrial interface modules.
Abstract:
A pulse stuffing control circuit, for reducing waiting time jitter in a time division multiplex system, in which a sampling window is provided to determine the need for a stuffed pulse. The use of the window creates a higher frequency jitter component in the transmitted pulse stream which can be readily filtered out at the receiving terminal.
Abstract:
A switchable transmission system operating by time-sharing for data carrying digital information, comprises a distant exchange and a local exchange, whereof the timers are not strictly synchronous, and means of correcting the relative drift of these timers. The system employs means for correcting the repetitions or omissions of synchronization words. Means are incorporated in the distant exchange for the transmission of blank words on each transmission line between data-carrying words. The local exchange comprises three shift registers grouped in cascade and chronologically staggered with respect to each other, means for scanning words carrying digital information and for selectively connecting these scanning means to the said registers. The connecting means are controlled by repetitions or omissions of synchronization words, and by the reception of the blank words, in such manner as to make use, as the case may be, of the first or second registers or of the third and first registers, depending on the kind of synchronization error observed.
Abstract:
A time division multiplex switching system for transmission of digital pulses from asynchronous pulse transmitters in which each incoming data stream is buffered until occurrence of an assigned time slot. During each such assigned time slot, a high speed clock subdivides the time slot into a plurality of subintervals during which data pulses and stuff pulses, as required, are transmitted through a switching matrix in a three level code. The data pulses are then detected, separated from the stuff pulses, and buffered. The original input pulse rate is regenerated and the data pulses are transmitted to the digital receivers at approximately such rate.
Abstract:
Apparatus for maintaining character synchronization in a data communication system comprises a buffer to store characters being transferred from a communications controller to a terminal device, a shift register connected between the buffer and the terminal device and a source of fill characters which provides characters to fill any gap between message characters provided by the communications controller.
Abstract:
Pulse signals from a plurality of unsynchronized sources are time-division multiplexed on a high-speed pulse transmission system having a pulse repetition rate submultiples of which are approximately equal to the repetition rate of the signals to be multiplexed. Multiplexing is accomplished by inserting control pulses or deleting pulse information from the pulse sources when necessary so as to maintain the pulse signals at a predetermined repetition rate equal to a submultiple of the line rate. The presence and location of the control pulses and the fact that deletion has occurred as well as whether a pulse or a space has been deleted from a particular pulse source are signalled to the receiving apparatus by transmitting signaling information in a predetermined channel space enabling the receiving apparatus to delete the control signals and restore any deleted signals.