Abstract:
A multistage relay crosspoint network is disclosed in which a connection is held operated through the windings of the relays, each in series with its make contact. In a four-stage connection the hold contacts of the 1st and 2nd as well as those of the 3rd and 4th stages are serially connected and such hold connections replace similar parallel ones involving marking contacts. The invention substantially reduces the number of marking relays needed to establish connections by having the windings of the 1st and 2nd as well as those of the 3rd and 4th stages on the same side and by selecting, through access relay contacts, the desired crosspoints in the 1st and 3rd stages while marking rectifiers are used in the 2nd and 4th to enable bundles of marking wires to be selected in these stages in order to operate the desired crosspoints in these stages also.
Abstract:
A DC/AC discriminating circuit is disclosed for a ring-trip device. A service connected reactor and light emitting diode which forms part of an electro-optical device is branched in parallel across a resistor forming part of the line loop. When the called subscriber goes off-hook, a light emitting diode reacts due to DC current flowing in the above series connection and conditions the state of a ring trip relay via a photo transistor coupled to this relay.