Digital data service system

Claim 3

The method of claim 1 further including the steps of: (c) receiving said words and formatting the first and second bytes of each word into a second forty bit word of five bytes wherein the first byte comprises an 8 bit sequence of bits, the first bit of which is a ZERO, the second and third bytes comprise the first and second bytes of the received word and the fourth and fifth bytes each comprise 8 bit sequences of bits, the first bit of which is a ZERO.

Claim 4

The method of claim 2 wherein the first and second framing bits are ONEs, such that the first bit in each word byte of each second forty bit word follows the sequence 01100.

Claim 5

The method of claim 1 wherein the amplitude A of the bit signals is 1.66 v plus or minus 6%.

Claim 6

The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second framing bits are ONEs and the framing byte is the inverse of the fourth byte.

Claim 7

Apparatus for formatting a series of data bits generated at a rate of 19.2 kbps for transmission at a rate of 64 kbps comprising: (a) encoding means for encoding said data bits in the form of alternate mark inversion bit signals of pulse amplitude A and period T; wherein T=1/19200 seconds for generation at a rate of 19.2 kbps through a 3rd order Butterworth filter over a pair of wires; (b) formatting said bit signals into first words of forty bit length; each word being divided into five bytes of 8 bits length; and wherein (i) the first byte in a word comprises the sequence of a first framing bit, followed by six bits of said bit signals, followed by a first control bit; (ii) the second byte in a word comprises the sequence of a second framing bit, followed by six more bits of said bit signals, followed by a second control bit; (iii) the third byte in a word comprises a first set of 8 parity bits; (iv) the fourth byte in a word comprises a second set of 8 parity bits; and (v) the fifth byte in a word comprises a framing byte of 8 bits length; and (c) means for transmitting said words at a bit rate of 64 kbps.

Claim 8

Apparatus for formatting a series of data bits generated at a rate of 19.2 kbps for transmission at a rate of 64 kbps comprising: (a) encoding means for encoding said data bits in the form of alternate mark inversion bit signals of pulse amplitude A and period T; wherein T=1/19200 seconds for generation at a rate of 19.2 kbps through a 3rd order Butterworth filter over a pair of wires; (b) formatting said bit signals into first words of forty bit length; each word being divided into five bytes of 8 bits length; and wherein (i) the first byte in a word comprises the sequence of a first framing bit, followed by six bits of said bit signals, followed by a first control bit; (ii) the second byte in a word comprises the sequence of a second framing bit, followed by six more bits of said bit signals, followed by a second control bit; (iii) the third byte in a word comprises a first set of 8 parity bits; (iv) the fourth byte in a word comprises a second set of 8 parity bits; and (v) the fifth byte in a word comprises a framing byte of 8 bits length; and (c) means for transmitting said words at a bit rate of 64 kbps.

Claim 9

The apparatus of claim 6 further including: d) means for receiving said words and formatting the received words into a second forty bit word of five bytes wherein the first byte comprises an 8 bit sequence of bits, the first bit of which is a ZERO, the second and third bytes comprise the first and second bytes of the received word and the fourth and fifth bytes each of which comprise an 8 bit sequence of bits, the first bit of which is a ZERO.

Claim 10

The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the first and second framing bits are ONEs, such that the first bit in each word byte of each second forty bit word follows the sequence 01100.

Claim 11

The apparatus of claim 7 wherein A=1.66 v±6%.

Claim 12

The apparatus of claim 6 further including encoder means for encoding each first words of forty bit length to permit later error correction.

Claim 13

The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the encoder means comprises: (i) means for detecting the first and second bytes in a word by the framing bytes; and (ii) means for successively multiplying the third and fourth bytes with the first and second bytes in a parity matrix logic circuit.

Claim 14

The apparatus of claim 11 further comprising means for decoding said encoded words.

Claim 17

The method of claim 13 wherein the remaining byte is a framing byte.

Claim 18

The method of claim 14 wherein the remaining byte is the inverse of one of said 8 parity bits.

Claim 19

The method of claim 13 wherein the bytes in (i) and (ii) are adjacent each other in time sequence followed by the bytes in (iii), (iv) and (v) in time sequence.

Claim 20

Apparatus for formatting data bits generated at a lower rate of F for transmission at a higher rate of 3.33F such that x number of data bits at the higher rate occur in the same time frame that y number of bits are transmitted at the higher rate: (a) means for formatting x number of bit signals into first words of y bit length; each word being divided into five bytes of x/2+2 bits length; and wherein (i) one byte in a word comprises a first data byte having the sequence of a first framing bit, followed by x/2 bits of said bit signals, followed by a first control bit; (ii) another byte in a word comprises a second data byte having the sequence of a second framing bit, followed by x/2 more bits or said bit signals, followed by a second control bit; (iii) another byte in a word comprises a first parity byte of a set of x/2+2 parity bits; (iv) another byte in a word comprises a second parity byte of a set of x/2+2 parity bits; and (v) the remaining byte in a word comprises a byte of x/2+2 bits length; and (c) means for transmitting said words at a bit rate of y kbps.

Claim 21

Apparatus for formatting data bits generated at a lower rate of F for transmission at a higher rate of 3.33F such that x number of data bits at the higher rate occur in the same time frame that y number of bits are transmitted at the higher rate: (a) means for formatting x number of bit signals into first words of y bit length; each word being divided into five bytes of x/2+2 bits length; and wherein (i) one byte in a word comprises a first data byte having the sequence of a first framing bit, followed by x/2 bits of said bit signals, followed by a first control bit; (ii) another byte in a word comprises a second data byte having the sequence of a second framing bit, followed by x/2 more bits or said bit signals, followed by a second control bit; (iii) another byte in a word comprises a first parity byte of a set of x/2+2 parity bits; (iv) another byte in a word comprises a second parity byte of a set of x/2+2 parity bits; and (v) the remaining byte in a word comprises a byte of x/2+2 bits length; and (c) means for transmitting said words at a bit rate of y kbps.

Claim 26

Apparatus for formatting bit signals transmitted at a low rate into bit signals for re-transmission at a higher rate comprising: (a) means for forming said bit signals into first words of forty bit length; (b) means for dividing said words into five bytes of 8 bits length; in which (i) one byte in a word comprises a first data byte having the sequence of a first framing bit, followed by six bits of said bit signals, followed by a first control bit; (ii) another byte in a word comprises a second data byte having the sequence of a second framing bit, followed by six more bits of said bit signals, followed by a second control bit; (iii) another byte in a word comprises a first parity byte of a set of 8 parity bits; (iv) another byte in a word comprises a second parity byte of a set of 8 parity bits; and (v) the remaining byte in a word comprises a byte of 8 bits length.

Claim 27

Apparatus for formatting bit signals transmitted at a low rate into bit signals for re-transmission at a higher rate comprising: (a) means for forming said bit signals into first words of forty bit length; (b) means for dividing said words into five bytes of 8 bits length; in which (i) one byte in a word comprises a first data byte having the sequence of a first framing bit, followed by six bits of said bit signals, followed by a first control bit; (ii) another byte in a word comprises a second data byte having the sequence of a second framing bit, followed by six more bits of said bit signals, followed by a second control bit; (iii) another byte in a word comprises a first parity byte of a set of 8 parity bits; (iv) another byte in a word comprises a second parity byte of a set of 8 parity bits; and (v) the remaining byte in a word comprises a byte of 8 bits length.

Claim 28

The method of claim 17 wherein x=12 and y=40 and F=19.2 kbps.

Claim 29

The method of claim 18 wherein x=12 and y=40 and F=19.2 kbps.