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US 4,862,495 AGranted
Telecommunications subscriber line interface circuit and party identification facility
AssigneeGEC Plessey Telecommunications Limited
InventorMichael E. Stibila
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Abstract
The invention provides a tip party identification facility in association with a subscriber line interface circuit. The tip party identification facility takes advantage of a shutdown feature and the output of a common mode error amplifier of the subscriber line interface circuit. The use of this facility enables the central office to determine whether the tip party or ring party is off-hook for billing purposes.
Claims1
A telecommunications central office including a telecommunications subscriber line interface circuit and party identification facility, comprising:
- a differential mode feedback circuit having a feed shut down control input, and arranged to monitor a ring line and a tip line, and generate a current output which is applied to a converter to generate a voltage output,
- a first amplifier arranged to monitor the ring and tip lines and generate an output which is proportional to a common-mode current flowing in the ring and tip lines when the subscriber line interface circuit is in a feed shut down mode as dictated by the output from differential mode feedback circuit,
- a second amplifier arranged to receive the output from the first amplifier and amplify a direct current component of the output from the first amplifier and attenuate the alternating current component of the output from the first amplifier, and,
- a comparator arranged to receive the amplified direct current component and compare it witl a reference voltage to determine if the tip party is off-hook.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.