Abstract:
Provided is a synchronous stack bus repeater system for a computer network. The system includes a plurality of stacked repeaters, a stack bus linking the repeaters, and a single clock to which the plurality of repeaters is synchronized. The synchronization of the stack bus eliminates several time-consuming communications required between devices operating with different clocks on an asynchronous bus and makes it possible to satisfy the 46 bit time repeater maximum latency required of a Class II repeater according to the IEEE 802.3 standard.
Abstract:
Group-wise testing of the clocks arriving at a switching office is undertaken by multiplexing the clocks onto a single line and developing a signal therefrom that is indicative of a problem, if it exists, in any of the component signals that were multiplexed. In one embodiment, the developed signal is a gated portion of the multiplexed signal. That signal is integrated over an integration frame and compared to the integrated signal of another integration frame. A difference between the two compared signals indicates that at least one of the clocks is out of frequency synch. Subsequent tests identify the offending clock, or clocks.
Abstract:
A timing circuit used in reading disc media or other dada includes multiple sync detection circuits. In the event that an active sync detection circuit fails to detect sync signals within predefined parameters, a different one of the sync detection circuits searches for a sync pattern. Uniquely definable sequences of sync patterns are used to determine a position of sync patterns within a sector of data.
Abstract:
A synchronization determining method and circuit for determining a synchronization state of a multiplexed data stream derived by multiplexing a plurality of data streams having the same contents with a time lag provided therebetween, wherein the synchronization determining circuit establishes synchronization without decreasing transmission efficiency, generating incorrect code sequences, or increasing overall circuit scale. In each embodiment of the present invention, synchronization is established without using synchronization words. Because synchronization is achieved without feedback loop delay, incorrectly decoded sequences are not generated for a period of time before synchronization is established. Also, because no maximum pass metric state detecting circuit is required, circuit scale, power consumption, and operating speed can be improved.
Abstract:
In a frame synchronizing apparatus for a receiver apparatus of a digital data radio communications system in which data are transmitted in frame periods with a fixed data sequence contained each frame, a data correlation circuit obtains successive sequences of values of vector difference between vector values constituting a demodulated digital baseband signal, and successively compares these sequences with a fixed vector difference sequence corresponding to the fixed data sequence, to derive a correlation signal substantially unaffected by any phase rotation in the baseband signal. A frame synchronizing circuit formed as a PLL for generating a frame synchronizing signal, includes a phase comparator which periodically indicates whether a detected phase difference between the correlation signal and frame synchronizing signal is effectively zero, positive or negative, and a counter holding a count value indicating a cumulative phase error between these signals. So long as the detected phase differences are successively effectively zero and the cumulative phase error is sufficiently small, the phase of the frame synchronizing signal is held unchanged, thereby achieving a high degree of phase stability.
Abstract:
In a synchronization system for use in a digital transmission system in which an encoded digital transmission signal at least part of bits of which have specific statistic characteristics is transmitted, a digital transmission signal received by a decoder within a digital transmission apparatus at a receiving end is subjected to a decoding processing in units of samples on the basis of a synchronous input signal. The digital transmission apparatus at the receiving end includes a monitor for monitoring internal states of the decoder which vary between a synchronous state and an asynchronous state owing to the statistic characteristics of the digital transmission signal, a synchronization detector for determining whether the digital transmission system is in the synchronous state based on an output of the monitor, and a phase shifter for shifting a relative phase of the digital transmission signal against a synchronous input signal supplied to the decoder, one bit by one on the digital transmission signal in units of samples, in the case that a determination result of the synchronization detector indicates the asynchronous state.
Abstract:
A clock phase signal of each time slot of a TDM signal is stored into a corresponding memory location and a clock phase signal of a subsequent time slot is read from a memory location corresponding to the subsequent time slot for recovering clock pulses. A decoder is synchronized with the clock pulses for decoding an encoded digital signal of each time slot to produce a decoded signal. The error rate of the decoded signal of each time slot is detected and compared with a prescribed value. When the detected error rate is determined to be higher than the prescribed value, the write operation of the memory is disabled to prevent the clock phase signal stored in a memory location corresponding to the decoded signal from being overwritten with a subsequent clock phase signal.
Abstract:
A system for inserting extra-information bits into a bit sequence to be transmitted over a transmission channel and for suppressing such bits from the transmitted bit sequence, the system having an inserter at the transmitting end and a suppressor at the receiving end, the inserter converting an input bit sequence which it receives at a first repetition frequency into a second repetition frequency which is higher to correspond to the inserted extra bits, by the insertion of m extra bits per m.k.n bits of the input bit sequence k, n and m denoting integers which are greater than zero, the suppressor restoring the original input bit sequence at the first repetition frequency and the extra-information bits from the output bit sequence which it receives from the transmitter at the second repetition frequency, the inserter comprising a first repetition frequency generator which derives the output bit sequence repetition frequency from the input sequence repetition frequency and complies with the condition n.k.gtoreq. 50.
Abstract:
In a digital transmission system of the type which employs cross-polarized radio channels, the failure of a transmitter associated with a particular channel can cause an undesired signal cross-over into the receiver of the failed channel. According to the instant invention, each channel in the system is uniquely encoded by a combination of bitstream inversion and bitstream delay at the head end of the system. Thus, if a signal crossover occurs an excessive number of parity violations are detected in the failed channel and a switch to a protection channel is requested.
Abstract:
Time division multiplexed pulse code modulated digital character signals received from a transmission medium are demultiplexed and converted into respective delta modulation signals in accordance with a first set of time base information derived from the pulse code modulated signals. This operation removes pulse code character and time division frame time restrictions. The delta modulated signals are recoded to a predetermined pulse code modulated format, such as differential pulse code modulation, in accordance with a second set of time base information for appropriate further processing or transmission.