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Flexible regenerator
Assignee: British Telecommunications PLC
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Filing: 1985-11-25
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Granted: 1988-08-02
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Expires: 2005-11-25
Abstract
Abstract A regenerator 10 is provided with a tuning recovery facility 15 which has a multiple passband capability. The regenerator can operate with several line bit rates each corresponding to one of the passbands.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence Bickers
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 20:12
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L7/00; H04L7/02; H04L7/027
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
A digital signal regenerator adapted to regenerate digital signals at a plurality of substantially distinct bit rates, said regenerator comprising: regeneration means operable at any of said bit rates to produce a regenerated digital signal from an input digital signal; and timing recovery means operable at said bit rates for controlling the regeneration means, said timing recovery means comprising: means coupled to receive the input digital signal and responsive to the input digital signal bit rate for generating a timing signal corresponding to the bit rate of the input digital signal; filter means for filtering the timing signal, said filter means being adapted to pass a timing signal corresponding to each one of said plurality of bit rates; and means for applying the filtered timing signal to the regeneration means, thereby to time the regenerated digital signal in correspondence with the bit rate of the input digital signal, wherein the filter means comprises a plurality of passband filters connected in parallel, each one of said filters having a passband corresponding to one of said bit rates.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
A digital signal regenerator adapted to regenerate digital signals at a plurality of substantially distinct bit rates, said regenerator comprising: regeneration means operable at any of said bit rates to produce a regenerated digital signal from an input digital signal; and timing recovery means operable at said bit rates for controlling the regeneration means, said timing recovery means comprising: means coupled to receive the input digital signal and responsive to the input digital signal bit rate for generating a timing signal corresponding to the bit rate of the input digital signal; filter means for filtering the timing signal, said filter means being adapted to pass a timing signal corresponding to each one of said plurality of bit rates; and means for applying the filtered timing signal to the regeneration means, thereby to time the regenerated digital signal in correspondence with the bit rate of the input digital signal, wherein the filter means comprises a plurality of passband filters connected in parallel, each one of said filters having a passband corresponding to one of said bit rates.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A regenerator according to claim 1, wherein the filter means comprises a surface acoustic wave (SAW) device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
173 words
A digital signal regenerator adapted to regenerate digital signals at a plurality of substantially distinct bit rates, said regenerator comprising: regeneration means operable at any of said bit rates to produce a regenerated digital signal from an input digital signal; and timing recovery means operable at said bit rates for controlling the regeneration means, said timing recovery means comprising: means coupled to receive the input digital signal and responsive to the input digital signal bit rate for generating a timing signal corresponding to the bit rate of the input digital signal; filter means for filtering the timing signal, said filter means being adapted to pass a timing signal corresponding to each one of said plurality of bit rates; and means for applying the filtered timing signal to the regeneration means, thereby to time the regenerated digital signal in correspondence with the bit rate of the input digital signal, wherein the filter means comprises at least one multiple passband filter adapted to pass timing signals corresponding to more than one of said bit rates.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
173 words
A digital signal regenerator adapted to regenerate digital signals at a plurality of substantially distinct bit rates, said regenerator comprising: regeneration means operable at any of said bit rates to produce a regenerated digital signal from an input digital signal; and timing recovery means operable at said bit rates for controlling the regeneration means, said timing recovery means comprising: means coupled to receive the input digital signal and responsive to the input digital signal bit rate for generating a timing signal corresponding to the bit rate of the input digital signal; filter means for filtering the timing signal, said filter means being adapted to pass a timing signal corresponding to each one of said plurality of bit rates; and means for applying the filtered timing signal to the regeneration means, thereby to time the regenerated digital signal in correspondence with the bit rate of the input digital signal, wherein the filter means comprises at least one multiple passband filter adapted to pass timing signals corresponding to more than one of said bit rates.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A regenerator according to claim 3, wherein the filter means comprises a surface acoustic wave (SAW) device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
169 words
In a digital signal transmission system for transmitting digital signals at a plurality of substantially distinct bit rates including digital signal regeneration means operable to regenerate a received input digital signal, a method for regenerating input digital signals which are received by a single regeneration means at any of a plurality of substantially distinct bit rates comprising the steps of: (a) generating, in response to the input digital signal, a timing signal corresponding to the bit rate of the input digital signal; (b) filtering the timing signal so as to pass a timing signal corresponding to each one of the plurality of distinct bit rates; and (c) applying the filtered timing signal to the regeneration means to thereby time the regenerated digital signal in correspondence with the bit rate of the input digital signal, wherein the step of filtering the timing signal includes the step of applying the timing signal to a plurality of passband filters wherein each filter has a passband corresponding to one of said bit rates.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
169 words
In a digital signal transmission system for transmitting digital signals at a plurality of substantially distinct bit rates including digital signal regeneration means operable to regenerate a received input digital signal, a method for regenerating input digital signals which are received by a single regeneration means at any of a plurality of substantially distinct bit rates comprising the steps of: (a) generating, in response to the input digital signal, a timing signal corresponding to the bit rate of the input digital signal; (b) filtering the timing signal so as to pass a timing signal corresponding to each one of the plurality of distinct bit rates; and (c) applying the filtered timing signal to the regeneration means to thereby time the regenerated digital signal in correspondence with the bit rate of the input digital signal, wherein the step of filtering the timing signal includes the step of applying the timing signal to a plurality of passband filters wherein each filter has a passband corresponding to one of said bit rates.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein the step of applying the timing signal to a plurality of passband filters comprises the step of applying the timing signal to a plurality surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
173 words
In a digital signal transmission system for transmitting digital signals at a plurality of substantially distinct bit rates including digital signal regeneration means operable to regenerate a received input digital signal, a method for regenerating input digital signals which are received by a single regeneration means at any of a plurality of substantially distinct bit rates comprising the steps of: (a) generating, in response to the input digital signal, a timing signal corresponding to the bit rate of the input digital signal; (b) filtering the timing signal so as to pass a timing signal corresponding to each one of the plurality of distinct bit rates; and (c) applying the filtered timing signal to the regeneration means to thereby time the regenerated digital signal in correspondence with the bit rate of the input digital signal, wherein the step of filtering the timing signal includes the step of applying the timing signal to at least one multiple passband filter which is adapted to pass timing signals corresponding to more than one of said bit rates.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
173 words
In a digital signal transmission system for transmitting digital signals at a plurality of substantially distinct bit rates including digital signal regeneration means operable to regenerate a received input digital signal, a method for regenerating input digital signals which are received by a single regeneration means at any of a plurality of substantially distinct bit rates comprising the steps of: (a) generating, in response to the input digital signal, a timing signal corresponding to the bit rate of the input digital signal; (b) filtering the timing signal so as to pass a timing signal corresponding to each one of the plurality of distinct bit rates; and (c) applying the filtered timing signal to the regeneration means to thereby time the regenerated digital signal in correspondence with the bit rate of the input digital signal, wherein the step of filtering the timing signal includes the step of applying the timing signal to at least one multiple passband filter which is adapted to pass timing signals corresponding to more than one of said bit rates.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method according to claim 7, wherein the step of applying the timing signal to at least one multiple passband filter includes the step of applying the timing signal to at least one surface acoustic wave (SAW) device.
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