Patent ID: 6504874
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
Apparatus for digital transmission of information via lines between a line termination of a telecommunication network and subscribers connected to the line termination, wherein terminals of at least one subscriber are connected to a network termination via an electrical line, wherein the network termination is connected to the line termination via a line comprising metallic conductors and wherein the line termination is provided with a voltage source (SV) for providing its own power and also power to the network termination and the terminals of the at least one subscriber, comprising:two separate power supply units (SVE1, SVE2) arranged in the network termination (2), with one of the power supply units (SVE1, SVE2) supplying power to active components of the network termination (2) and the other power supply unit (SVE1, SVE2) supplying power to the terminals of the at least one subscriber (Tln), the two separate power supply units (SVE1, SVE2) being connected to the voltage source (SV) of the line termination (1) via separate lines (A1, A2).