Patent ID: 6122288
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: H04J

Abstract:
A multiplexer/inverse multiplexer for providing a thirty-two channel telecommunications interface to a customer using two twenty-four channel telecommunication interfaces from a telephone network, comprising:a) a first twenty-four channel interface;b) a second twenty-four channel interface;c) a thirty-two channel interface; andd) at least one standard user serial interface, wherein said multiplexer/inverse multiplexer:(i) receives a first plurality of channels at the thirty-two channel interface in a thirty-two channel format, forms a second and third plurality of channels from the first plurality of channels, and couples the second and third plurality of channels to the first and second twenty-four channel interfaces, respectively;(ii) receives a fourth and fifth plurality of channels at the first and second twenty-four channel interfaces, respectively, forms a sixth plurality of channels from the fourth and fifth plurality of channels and couples the sixth plurality of channels to the thirty-two channel interface;(iii) demultiplexes at least one user channel from the second and third plurality of channels received at the first and second twenty-four channel interfaces, respectively, and couples the at least one user channel to the at least one standard user serial interface; and(iv) multiplexes at least one user channel input to the at least one standard user serial interface with either the second or third plurality of channels.