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US 2012/0257900 A1Published application
Timing Interface Module with Daughter Timing Reference Modules
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsStephen H. Culpepper, Jack C. Martin, JR.
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Abstract
A timing interface module installs within a rack to increase bandwidth. The timing interface module receives a reference timing signal and outputs the reference timing signal to an optical multiplexer. The optical multiplexer also receives multiple data streams of different formats, and the optical multiplexer synchronizes the multiple data streams to the reference timing signal.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a timing module receiving a reference timing signal and outputting the reference timing signal;
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- an optical multiplexer having a timing input that receives the reference timing signal, the optical multiplexer also having other inputs that receive multiple data streams of different formats, the optical multiplexer synchronizing the multiple data streams to the reference timing signal, the optical multiplexer multiplexing the multiple data streams into an optical output of one wavelength.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a face plate having a first opening and a second opening;
- a timing module disposed within the first opening, the first timing module receiving a reference timing signal and outputting the reference timing signal to a physical connector on an exterior surface of the face plate;
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- an optical multiplexer installed within the second opening, the optical multiplexer having a timing input connected to the physical connector of the timing module to receive the reference timing signal, the optical multiplexer also having other inputs that receive multiple data streams of different formats, the optical multiplexer synchronizing the multiple data streams to the reference timing signal, the optical multiplexer multiplexing the multiple data streams into an optical output of one wavelength.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a rack having multiple mounting slots therein;
- a timing module disposed within one of the mounting slots, the first timing module receiving a reference timing signal and outputting the reference timing signal to a physical connector;
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- an optical multiplexer installed within another one of the mounting slots, the optical multiplexer having a timing input connected to the physical connector of the timing module to receive the reference timing signal, the optical multiplexer also having other inputs that receive multiple data streams of different formats, the optical multiplexer synchronizing the multiple data streams to the reference timing signal, the optical multiplexer multiplexing the multiple data streams into an optical output of one wavelength.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.