Time shared TCMF and MF decoder
AssigneeGTE Automatic Electric (Canada) Limited
InventorJohn A. Gauthier
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Abstract
A TCMF and MF decoder with common decoder section and separate TCMF and MF control sections. The decoder is time shared between two or more registers served on a first-come, first-served basis with priority assigned to one in case of identical seizure time. Strapping options are provided to allow the two registers to be both TCMF registers, or both MF registers, or one of each.
Claims5
An improved decoder for a register and sender arrangement of a communication switching system, said arrangement comprising a plurality of registers and senders, a clock, TCMF and MF receivers, wherein TCMF, MF, and DP pulses are received by said receivers, and said TCMF and MF signals are transmitted to said decoder, said improved decoder comprising:
- Tcmf decoder control means;
- Mf decoder control means;
- common TCMF and MF decoder means for decoding both TCMF and MF signals;
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- time sharing control means coupled to said TCMF and said MF decoder control means;
- whereby said common TCMF and MF decoder means may be time shared by at least two MF or two TCMF registers or a TCMF register and an MF register.
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