Patent ID: 6346832
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for transmitting two independent data channels, comprising the steps of:receiving a first data channel signal at a first data terminal; receiving a second data channel signal at a second data terminal; coupling the first data channel signal and the second data channel signal to a driver circuit having a first output and a second output; providing a first output data signal at the first output of the driver circuit, the first output data signal representing a combination of the first data channel signal and the second data channel signal; and providing a second output data signal at the second output of the driver circuit, the second output data signal representing the combination of the first data channel and the second data channel signal; and receiving the first data channel signal and the second data channel signal as independent, asynchronous data; wherein the first output data signal and the second output data signal have a differential representative of the first data channel signal and a common mode representative of the second data channel signal.