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Isochronous clock reconstruction

Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1986-07-17
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Granted: 1988-09-13
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Expires: 2006-07-17
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Abstract

Abstract An electronic system for providing a stable, isochronous clock signal with very low jitter and slew rate to thereby permit multiplexing of data from an external source which is not synchronous with the multiplexer frame rate.

Inventors

  • 👤 Glen D. Rattlingourd
  • 👤 Richard K. Wells
  • 👤 James R. Nelson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 22:19
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04J; H04J3/00; H04J3/02; H04J3/06; H04J3/07; H04J3/073

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 240 words
An interfacing system comprising, demultiplexing means, storage means connected to receive signals from said demultiplexing means which include digital fill bits, and isochronous clock generator means connected to receive signals from said demultiplexing means and to supply clock signals to said storage means to control the production of digital time signals by said storage means wherein, said isochronous clock generator means comprises, phase lock loop means which receives and locks upon the digital time signals supplied thereto by said storage means, said phase lock loop includes phase detector means connected to receive and said digital time signals from said storage means and a digital feedback signal from the output of said phase lock loop means for producing a phase signal representative of the phase relationships of said digital time and feedback signals, integrator means connected to said phase detector means for producing a voltage signal representative of the phase signal produced by said phase detector means, voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) means connected to receiving the voltage signal from said integrator means for producing a digital output signal having a pulse repetition frequency that is representative of the voltage signal produced by said integrator means, and feedback loop means connected between the output of said VCO means and the input of said phase detector means for supplying said feedback signal comprising signal adjustment means for adjusting the frequency signal produced by said VCO means as a function of said fill bits.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 240 words
An interfacing system comprising, demultiplexing means, storage means connected to receive signals from said demultiplexing means which include digital fill bits, and isochronous clock generator means connected to receive signals from said demultiplexing means and to supply clock signals to said storage means to control the production of digital time signals by said storage means wherein, said isochronous clock generator means comprises, phase lock loop means which receives and locks upon the digital time signals supplied thereto by said storage means, said phase lock loop includes phase detector means connected to receive and said digital time signals from said storage means and a digital feedback signal from the output of said phase lock loop means for producing a phase signal representative of the phase relationships of said digital time and feedback signals, integrator means connected to said phase detector means for producing a voltage signal representative of the phase signal produced by said phase detector means, voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) means connected to receiving the voltage signal from said integrator means for producing a digital output signal having a pulse repetition frequency that is representative of the voltage signal produced by said integrator means, and feedback loop means connected between the output of said VCO means and the input of said phase detector means for supplying said feedback signal comprising signal adjustment means for adjusting the frequency signal produced by said VCO means as a function of said fill bits.

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