Bus architecture for high reliability communications in computer system
AssigneeCML Versatel Inc.
InventorDaniel Biagé
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Abstract
An industrial PC-compatible computer system for telecommunications applications is described. The computer system includes a plurality of peripheral boards, each of which includes a peripheral processor. A computer telephony bus provides communications among the peripheral boards. The computer system also includes a plurality of system processors. A serial telecommunications bus arrangement provides communications between the plurality of peripheral boards and the plurality of system processors. The computer system arrangement providing for greater reliability in the event of a failure of a peripheral board, a system processor or of the communications therebetween.
Claims14
An industrial PC-compatible computer system for telecommunications applications, the computer system comprising:
- a plurality of peripheral boards, each peripheral board comprising a peripheral processor;
- a computer telephony bus for providing communications among the peripheral boards;
- a plurality of system processors;
- and
- a serial telecommunications bus arrangement for providing communications between the plurality of peripheral boards and the plurality of system processors, having:
- a plurality of telecommunications hubs, each hub being associated with a system processor;
- a first serial telecommunications bus operably connected to each peripheral board and each telecommunications hub for providing communications therebetween;
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- a second serial telecommunications bus operably connected to a telecommunications hub and its associated system processor for providing communications therebetween.
An industrial PC-compatible computer system for telecommunications applications, the computer system comprising:
- a plurality of peripheral boards, each peripheral board including a peripheral processor;
- an H.110 bus for providing communications among the peripheral boards;
- a plurality of system processors;
- a plurality of telecommunications hubs, each hub being associated with a system processor;
- a first Ethernet bus operably connected to each peripheral board and each telecommunications hub for providing communications therebetween;
- a second Ethernet bus operably connected to a telecommunications hub and its associated system processor for providing communications therebetween;
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- a third Ethernet bus operably connected to a telecommunications hub and every other telecommunications hub for providing communications therebetween.
A bus architecture for providing communications in an industrial PC-compatible computer system for telecommunications applications, the computer system comprising a plurality of peripheral boards, each peripheral board comprising a peripheral processor, and a plurality of system processors, each of which has a telecommunications hub associated with it, the bus architecture comprising:
- a computer telephony bus for providing communications among the plurality of peripheral boards;
- and
- a serial telecommunications bus arrangement for providing
- communications between the plurality of peripheral boards and the plurality of system processors, having:
- a first serial telecommunications bus for providing communications between each of the peripheral boards and each of the telecommunications hubs;
- and
- a second serial telecommunications bus for providing communications between each of the system processors and its associated hub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.