Method and apparatus for processing multiple facility datalinks
AssigneeDSC Communications Corporation
InventorsRobert W. Cantwell, Steven D. Sensel
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing a plurality of facility datalinks is provided. In particular, synchronizers (14 and 16) receive multiple facility datalinks and synchronize them. These synchronized signals are transmitted to FDL state machine (18). FDL state machine (18) separately stores each of the facility datalinks in a memory (20). A processor (22) accesses the facility datalinks stored within memory (20) and initiates responses based on the accessed facility datalinks.
Claims18
A circuit for receiving and processing a plurality of facility datalinks from a telecommunications network, each of the facility datalinks having a plurality of bits, comprising:
- at least one synchronizer operable to simultaneously receive and synchronize each bit of the plurality of facility datalinks, said synchronizer multiplexing each bit of each of the plurality of facility datalinks onto a single data stream, said synchronizer generating a data valid signal for each bit received and multiplexed;
- a facility datalink state machine coupled to said synchronizer and operable to process each bit of the plurality of facility datalinks from said single data stream into specific memory formats in response to said data valid signal;
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- a first memory coupled to said state machine for storage of said specific memory formats of the plurality of facility datalinks.
A method of receiving and processing a plurality of facility datalinks from a telecommunications network, each of the facility datalinks having a plurality of bits, comprising the steps of:
- simultaneously receiving the plurality of facility datalinks from the telecommunications network;
- synchronizing each bit of each of the plurality of facility datalinks;
- multiplexing each bit of the plurality of facility datalinks onto a single data stream;
- generating a valid signal for each bit;
- processing the single data stream into specific memory formats in response to said valid signal;
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- separately storing each of the specific memory formats of the plurality of facility datalinks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.