Patent ID: 6671760
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: H04J

Abstract:
A switching system comprising:a central controller which transfers control data to a plurality of end units; and a switching module including a processor access controller which relays the control data transferred between the central processor and the plurality of end units; wherein the central controller and the processor access controller comprise a transmitter and a receiver which set the control data based on a direct memory access (DMA) communication therebetween and based on an SD/SCN signal, to each bit position of each fixed time slot, said transmitter and said receiver each including a first bit converter for converting control data from X bits to Y bits (X>Y) and a second bit converter for converting control data from Y bits to X bit, and said switching system further comprising an optical fiber cable having an electric-optical converter and an optical-electric converter at both ends thereof to couple the transmitter and the receiver.