Abstract:
An optical amplifier for amplifying signal lights propagating in two opposite directions comprises a 1st and a 2nd transmitters for generating a 1st and a 2nd signal lights, respectively, a 1st and a 2nd receivers for receiving the 1st and the 2nd signal lights, respectively, a fiber amplifier for amplifying the signal lights, a 1st optical device including a 1st and a 2nd wavelength division multiplexing(WDM) couplers, a 1st and a 2nd isolators, a 2nd optical device including a 3rd and a 4th WDM couplers, a 3rd and a 4th isolators and a pair of light sources for pumping the fiber amplifier. In the optical amplifier, the 1st WDM coupler selectively transmits the 1st signal light from the 1st transmitter to the fiber amplifier via the 1st isolator and the 2nd WDM coupler, and the 2nd WDM coupler selectively transmits the 2nd signal light from the 2nd transmitter to the 2nd receiver via the 2nd isolator and the 1st WDM coupler. The 3rd WDM coupler selectively transmits the 1st signal light from the fiber amplifier to the 1st receiver via the 3rd isolator and the 4th WDM coupler, and the 4th WDM coupler selectively transmits the 2nd signal light from the 2nd transmitter to the fiber amplifier via the 4th isolator and the 3rd WDM coupler.
Abstract:
A bus architecture for use in a data communication system provides a communication path between processors and one or more external devices including (M+1) hierarchical processors. Each of the processors is categorized into one of N hierarchies with M and N being a positive integer larger than 1, respectively, and N is smaller than (M+1). The bus architecture includes a bus having N buses, each of the buses coupled to one or more processors of a hierarchy and (N-1) linking means, and each of the linking means for coupling a bus of a hierarchy to a bus of a next hierarchy.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a smart battery charging system, a charging method therefor and a power supply system for portable computer using the same that executes various charging operations securely corresponding to types of the smart batteries connected to the notebook computer. A smart battery charger 60 supplies charging voltage and charging current to the smart battery 70 selectively by controlling data input through an SM bus. The smart battery charger 60 and the smart battery 70 are connected to a keyboard controller 80 through the SM bus. The keyboard controller 80 determines the power on-off status of the notebook computer, based on second power voltage outputted from an SMPS 130, and identifies the types of the smart batteries, based on battery identifying signals outputted from the smart battery charger 60. The system controls the smart battery charger 60 appropriately based on the above detecting results and status data of the smart battery 70, thus charging the smart battery 70 stably and optimally. A constant voltage regulating circuit 150 supplies operational powers to the keyboard controller 80, regardless of the power on-off and external power source.
Abstract:
An optical fiber amplifier is disclosed including: an optical line through which an optical signal is transmitted; a rare-earth-doped fiber, doped with a predetermined rare earth ion, being set on the optical line; a pumping light beam source for generating a pumping light beam having a predetermined wavelength; a first multiplexer for coupling the pumping light beam to the optical line; a second multiplexer for dividing the pumping light beam outputted from the rare-earth-doped fiber; and pumping light beam looping means for looping the pumping light beam divided by the second multiplexer back to the rare-earth-doped fiber. The residual pumping light beam outputted from the rare-earth-doped pumping light beam is looped back by the feedback loop or reflection loop, to be reprovided to the rare-earth-doped fiber through the multiplexer. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the length of the rare-earth-doped fiber remarkable, compared to the conventional case, and prevent the residual pumping light from being transmitted through the optical line.
Abstract:
An IPC (Inter-Processor Communications) message router for use in routing an IPC message to a node comprises: a memory for storing receive enable signals at addresses therein, each of the addresses being identical to a routing address included in the IPC message, and outputting receive enable signals stored in the addresses corresponding to the routing address; and a converter and sync signal generator for extracting a routing address from a serial IPC message received, converting the serial routing address into a parallel routing address, sending the parallel routing address to the memory, and generating a sync signal, the sync signal being used in selecting a set of receive enable signals.
Abstract:
An apparatus for monitoring a reference clock signal having a clock pulse train comprises a detecting block for counting pluses of a count clock signal to produce a count value and generate a count failure signal when the count value reaches a predetermined value, wherein the frequency of the count clock signal is larger than that of the reference clock signal; and a controlling block for generating a clear signal at every clock pulse of the reference clock signal to cleat the detecting block when the clear signal is inputted thereto.
Abstract:
A call hold handling method for use in an electronic switching system employed in a CDMA communications system comprises the steps of: a) receiving hook flash and numeric digits of the third party from the first party; b) sending hold tone to the second party; c) performing a number translation of the numeric digits; d) checking subscription type of the third party; e) occupying a trunk line and going to step h) if the checking at step d) results in a conventional telephone subscriber; f) requesting and receiving a call processing information from the call hold handler if the checking at step d) results in a wireless subscriber; g) paging the third party if the checking at step d) results in a wireless subscriber; h) connecting the first party and the third party; and i) sending ring-back tone to the third party.
Abstract:
An apparatus for use in a synchronous transmission system, for detecting a failure of a clock signal, which comprises: a reference clock generator for generating a reference clock signal (RCS) in response to a reset signal issued by a system controller in the STS; and means for receiving a clock signal, the RCS issued by the reference clock signal generating means and the reset signal and for producing a failure signal for the received clock signal, wherein the failure represents a state of a clock in which the clock does not have a pulse for a predetermined time interval, the time interval being measured by using the RCS.