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Activation of a transmission link by code sending

Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB
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Filing: 1983-12-14
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Granted: 1986-03-04
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Expires: 2003-12-14
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Abstract

Abstract A method and apparatus in a telecommunication system for activating from idling state to active state. This system includes a digital transmission link consisting of a subscriber side containing a subscriber terminal (NT) and a station side containing a line terminal (LT) assigned to the station, the line terminal being connected to a clock pulse oscillator (CLM) constituting the master clock for the system, and the network terminal being connected to a local clock pulse oscillator (CLS) constituting a slave clock. Activation may take place either from the subscriber side or from the station side. In activation from the subscriber side an activation request signal (AR) is sent from a subscriber to the network terminal (NT) from which a cyclic bit pattern is sent to the line terminal (LT). The bit pattern is detected and sent as an activation request to the station which sends an activation order (AO) back to the line terminal. The line terminal sends frame formatted data and synchronizing signals back to the network terminal which then sends activation order to the subscriber and acknowledgement signals to the station. In activation from the station side, the activation order goes directly from the station without a preceding activation request from the subscriber.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ingemar E. Dahlqvist

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/02; H04Q; H04Q1/00; H04Q1/18; H04Q1/30; H04Q1/39

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 443 words
A method in a telecommunication system for activating means from idling state to active state, there being included in the system a digital transmission link consisting of a subscriber side including a network terminal (NT) assigned to the subscriber, and a station side including a line terminal (LT) assigned to the station, said line terminal being connected to a clock pulse oscillator constituting the master clock for the system, and said network terminal being connected to a local clock pulse oscillator constituting a slave clock characterized in that; for activation initiated by a subscriber said network terminal (NT) is adapted for receiving an activation request from a connected subscriber, and that said terminal (NT) on reception of the activation request is caused to send a code corresponding to the request in the form of a binary, continuous and cyclic bit pattern with plesiochronous clock pulse rate to the line terminal (LT) through the line (L), and that said line terminal is adapted for detecting said activation request and in response thereto is to send back to the subscriber side an activation order signal in the form of binary data in frame format including synchronizing information, and that on reception of said frame format the network terminal (NT) interprets this as an activation order, and is adapted for synchronizing its own clock pulse rate with the master clock information in the incoming bit flow, and that for received frame synchronizing information the network terminal is caused to send an activation order to the subscriber and to send data in frame format including frame synchronizing information back again to the station side, and that the line terminal is adapted to detect said data in frame format and in response to the result send acknowledgement signals to the station, and that for station-initiated activation, the line terminal (LT) is adapted for directly sending an activation order in the form of a continuously transmitted cyclic bit pattern which, on detection in the network terminal (NT), is arranged to trigger sending a corresponding continuous cyclic bit pattern from the network terminal to the line terminal, and that the pattern is disposed for detection in the line terminal, which is adapted for transmitting data in frame format including synchronizing information back to the subscriber side, and that the network terminal, on detection of frame synchronism, is caused to send an activation order to the subscriber and to send data in frame format including frame synchronism to the line terminal, and that the line terminal (LT) is adapted to detect said data in frame format and in response to the result is caused to send acknowledgement signals to the station.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 443 words
A method in a telecommunication system for activating means from idling state to active state, there being included in the system a digital transmission link consisting of a subscriber side including a network terminal (NT) assigned to the subscriber, and a station side including a line terminal (LT) assigned to the station, said line terminal being connected to a clock pulse oscillator constituting the master clock for the system, and said network terminal being connected to a local clock pulse oscillator constituting a slave clock characterized in that; for activation initiated by a subscriber said network terminal (NT) is adapted for receiving an activation request from a connected subscriber, and that said terminal (NT) on reception of the activation request is caused to send a code corresponding to the request in the form of a binary, continuous and cyclic bit pattern with plesiochronous clock pulse rate to the line terminal (LT) through the line (L), and that said line terminal is adapted for detecting said activation request and in response thereto is to send back to the subscriber side an activation order signal in the form of binary data in frame format including synchronizing information, and that on reception of said frame format the network terminal (NT) interprets this as an activation order, and is adapted for synchronizing its own clock pulse rate with the master clock information in the incoming bit flow, and that for received frame synchronizing information the network terminal is caused to send an activation order to the subscriber and to send data in frame format including frame synchronizing information back again to the station side, and that the line terminal is adapted to detect said data in frame format and in response to the result send acknowledgement signals to the station, and that for station-initiated activation, the line terminal (LT) is adapted for directly sending an activation order in the form of a continuously transmitted cyclic bit pattern which, on detection in the network terminal (NT), is arranged to trigger sending a corresponding continuous cyclic bit pattern from the network terminal to the line terminal, and that the pattern is disposed for detection in the line terminal, which is adapted for transmitting data in frame format including synchronizing information back to the subscriber side, and that the network terminal, on detection of frame synchronism, is caused to send an activation order to the subscriber and to send data in frame format including frame synchronism to the line terminal, and that the line terminal (LT) is adapted to detect said data in frame format and in response to the result is caused to send acknowledgement signals to the station.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 666 words
Apparatus in a telecommunication system for activating means from an idling state to active state, there being included in the system a digital transmission link consisting of a subscriber side including a network terminal (NT) assigned to the subscriber, and a station side including a line terminal (LT) assigned to the station, said line terminal being connected to a clock pulse oscillator constituting the master clock for the system, and said network terminal being connected to a local clock pulse oscillator constituting a slave clock, characterized in that; in activation from the network terminal (NT) a first send control means (S1), on reception of an activation request signal (AR) from a subscriber, activates a code transmitter (KS1) for sending said activation request in the form of a continuously sent, cyclic bit pattern through a first data switch (DS1), a first through connection circuit (FF3), a first adaptive hybrid circuit (AG1) and a transmission line (L) to a line terminal (LT) including a second adaptive hybrid circuit (AG2); a first code receiver (CD1) for detecting said activation request (AR) and for sending it towards a station (CPU), said station sending an activation order signal (AO) in response to said activation request; a second send control means (S2) for receiving said activation order and for activating a second data switch (DS2) for through connection of data in frame format and synchronizing information sent from a frame code generator (RG2) under the control of a central clock pulse oscillator (CLM) back to the network terminal (NT), in which said local clock pulse oscillator (CLS) is synchronized to the rate from the master clock (CLM) from the received data flow; and that on detection of frame format and frame synchronism a first frame detector (RD1) sends an activation order (AO) to the subscriber and control signals to said first send control means (S1), the output signal of which activates said first data switch (DS1) to change position, and for through connection of data in frame format from a further frame code generator (RG1) back to the line terminal (LT), in which a second frame detector (RD2) detects the received information and for discovered frame format and frame synchronism sends acknowledgement signals RS) to the station; and in station-initiated activation an activation order (AO) is sent from the station to said second send control means (S2), the output signal of which activates a second through connection circuit (FF5) for through connection and sending of a continuous signal containing a cyclically repeated bit pattern from a second code transmitter (KS2) back to the network terminal (NT), in which a second code detector (CD2) sends a control signal, after detection of said bit pattern, to said first send control means (S1), the output signal of which activates said first through connection circuit (FF3) for through connection of a continuously sent cyclic bit pattern from said first code transmitter (KS1) to the line terminal (LT), in which said first code receiver (CD1) sends a control signal, after detection of the received signal, to said second send control means (S2), the output signal of which activates said second data switch (DS2) such as to assume its state for through connection of frame-formatted data and synchronizing information sent from said frame code generator (RG2) back to said network terminal (NT); the local clock pulse oscillator (CLS) in the network terminal being synchronized with the rate from the master clock (CLM) from the received data flow, and after detecting frame format and synchronizing information said first frame detector (RD1) sends an activation order (AO) to the subscriber, and activates said first send control means (S1), the output signal of which activates said first data switch (DS1) for changing state and for through connection of frame-formatted data sent from said further frame code generator (RG1) back to the line terminal (LT), in which said second frame detector (RD2) detects the received information and sends said acknowledgement signals (RS) to the station for discovered frame format and frame synchronism.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 666 words
Apparatus in a telecommunication system for activating means from an idling state to active state, there being included in the system a digital transmission link consisting of a subscriber side including a network terminal (NT) assigned to the subscriber, and a station side including a line terminal (LT) assigned to the station, said line terminal being connected to a clock pulse oscillator constituting the master clock for the system, and said network terminal being connected to a local clock pulse oscillator constituting a slave clock, characterized in that; in activation from the network terminal (NT) a first send control means (S1), on reception of an activation request signal (AR) from a subscriber, activates a code transmitter (KS1) for sending said activation request in the form of a continuously sent, cyclic bit pattern through a first data switch (DS1), a first through connection circuit (FF3), a first adaptive hybrid circuit (AG1) and a transmission line (L) to a line terminal (LT) including a second adaptive hybrid circuit (AG2); a first code receiver (CD1) for detecting said activation request (AR) and for sending it towards a station (CPU), said station sending an activation order signal (AO) in response to said activation request; a second send control means (S2) for receiving said activation order and for activating a second data switch (DS2) for through connection of data in frame format and synchronizing information sent from a frame code generator (RG2) under the control of a central clock pulse oscillator (CLM) back to the network terminal (NT), in which said local clock pulse oscillator (CLS) is synchronized to the rate from the master clock (CLM) from the received data flow; and that on detection of frame format and frame synchronism a first frame detector (RD1) sends an activation order (AO) to the subscriber and control signals to said first send control means (S1), the output signal of which activates said first data switch (DS1) to change position, and for through connection of data in frame format from a further frame code generator (RG1) back to the line terminal (LT), in which a second frame detector (RD2) detects the received information and for discovered frame format and frame synchronism sends acknowledgement signals RS) to the station; and in station-initiated activation an activation order (AO) is sent from the station to said second send control means (S2), the output signal of which activates a second through connection circuit (FF5) for through connection and sending of a continuous signal containing a cyclically repeated bit pattern from a second code transmitter (KS2) back to the network terminal (NT), in which a second code detector (CD2) sends a control signal, after detection of said bit pattern, to said first send control means (S1), the output signal of which activates said first through connection circuit (FF3) for through connection of a continuously sent cyclic bit pattern from said first code transmitter (KS1) to the line terminal (LT), in which said first code receiver (CD1) sends a control signal, after detection of the received signal, to said second send control means (S2), the output signal of which activates said second data switch (DS2) such as to assume its state for through connection of frame-formatted data and synchronizing information sent from said frame code generator (RG2) back to said network terminal (NT); the local clock pulse oscillator (CLS) in the network terminal being synchronized with the rate from the master clock (CLM) from the received data flow, and after detecting frame format and synchronizing information said first frame detector (RD1) sends an activation order (AO) to the subscriber, and activates said first send control means (S1), the output signal of which activates said first data switch (DS1) for changing state and for through connection of frame-formatted data sent from said further frame code generator (RG1) back to the line terminal (LT), in which said second frame detector (RD2) detects the received information and sends said acknowledgement signals (RS) to the station for discovered frame format and frame synchronism.

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