Time division multiplexer-demultiplexer and method of operation thereof

A system, comprising:

• (A) a signal transmitting system for transmitted of a serialized signal including (1) latency free non compressed continuous data and (2) at least one member selected from a group consisting of bursty data and packetized data, said signal transmitting system including a multiplexer and a timing control block;
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• (B) a signal receiving system for reception of said signal without disrupting the laminarity of the latency free continuous data, said signal receiving system including a demultiplexer and a sequence detector;
• (C) a network access port for simultaneous (1) full duplex messaging between a first user and a second user and (2) management of a network including dynamic reallocation of network resources, said network access port being connected to both said multiplexer and said demultiplexer,
• wherein said network access port includes at least one subport selected from the group consisting of an RS232 subport with a full hand shake interface, an RS422 subport, an RS485 subport, a SCSI subport and a full duplex packetized data subport.

A method of communicating a serialized signal, comprising:

• (A) providing a signal transmitting system and a signal receiving system, said transmitting system including a time division multiplexer, a timing control circuit, and a memory buffer, and said receiving system including a time division demultiplexer;
• (B) receiving a first stream of data at said signal transmitting system from a first data source, and then providing said first stream of data to a first input channel of said time division multiplexer, said first stream of data comprising latency free continuous data;
• (C) receiving a second stream of data at said signal transmitting system from a second data source, said second stream of data comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of bursty data and packetized data, said receiving step including (1) providing said second stream of data to said memory buffer and (2) controlling the flow of said second stream of data through said memory buffer using said timing control circuit to modify timing characteristics of said second stream of data, and then providing said second stream of data to a second input channel of said time division multiplexer;
• (D) time division multiplexing said first and second streams of data using said time division multiplexer to produce said serialized signal in the form of a third stream of data that is a time-multiplexed combination of said first and second streams of data;
• (E) transmitting said third stream of data on a single tie line using said signal transmitting system;
• (F) receiving said third stream of data from said single tie line using said signal receiving system;
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• (G) time division demultiplexing said third stream of data using said time division demultiplexer to recover said first and second streams of data, said first and second streams of data being produced at first and second output channels of said time division demultiplexer.

A communication system comprising:

• (A) a tie line;
• (B) a signal transmitting system, including
• (1) a time division multiplexer, including
• (a) a first multiplexer input channel, said first multiplexer input channel receiving a first stream of data, said first stream of data comprising latency free continuous data and being received from a first data source,
• (b) a second multiplexer input channel, said second multiplexer input channel receiving a second stream of data, said second stream of data comprising at least one member selected from a group consisting of bursty data and packetized data, and said second stream of data being received from a second data source,
• (c) a multiplexer output channel, said multiplexer output channel being coupled to said tie line and transmitting a third stream of data over said tie line, said third stream of data being a time division multiplexed combination of said fist and second streams of data,
• (2) a timing control circuit, and
• (3) a memory buffer, said memory buffer being interconnected between said second multiplexer input channel and said second data source, and said memory buffer being controlled by said timing control circuit to store bits of data from said second steam of data for variable periods of time as said second stream of data passes through said memory buffer;
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• (C) a signal receiving system, including a time division demultiplexer including
• (1) a demultiplexer input channel, said demultiplexer input channel being coupled to said multiplexer output channel by way of said tie line,
• (2) a first demultiplexer output channel, said first demultiplexer output channel outputting said fist stream of data, and
• (3) a second demultiplexer output channel, said second demultiplexer output channel outputting said second stream of data.

An apparatus comprising:

• (A) a signal transmitting system for transmittal of a serialized signal including (1) latency free non-compressed continuous data and (2) at least one member selected from a group consisting of bursty data and packetized data, said signal transmitting system including a multiplexer and a timing control block;
• and
• (B) a signal receiving system for reception of a signal without disrupting the laminarity of the latency free continuous data, said signal receiving system including a demultiplexer and a sequence detector;
• (C) a switch for dropping and adding signals connected to at least one of said multiplexer and said demultiplexer;
• and
• (D) a network access port for simultaneous (1) full duplex messaging between a first user and a second user and (2) management of a network including dynamic reallocation of network resources, said network access port being connected to said switch for dropping and adding signals,
• wherein said network access port includes at least one subport selected from the group consisting of an RS232 subport with a full hand shake interface, an RS422 subport, an RS485 subport, a SCSI subport and a fill duplex packetized data subport.