Abstract:
A facsimile apparatus connected on an ISDN side in a communication network in which the ISDN is connected to a telephone network includes network identifying means for identifying whether an incoming data sending party is an ISDN terminal or a telephone network terminal, CNG signal detecting means for detecting a CNG signal received via a B channel, and changeover means for changing over between automatic reception and manual reception. In a case where the CNG signal is detected, a response is made in a facsimile mode. In a case where the CNG signal is not detected, a response is made in a facsimile mode if automatic reception prevails and in a telephone mode if manual reception prevails. This arrangement eliminates communication failure due to a difference in mode between a calling side and a called side regardless of the network terminal from which a call is received.
Abstract:
A communicating apparatus having a plurality of ports to connect a plurality of communication lines comprises a memory to store information indicating whether the plurality of communication lines are extensions of a private branch network or not, a designating circuit to designate whether the communication is to be executed through said extensions or not, and a selector to select one of the plurality of ports in accordance with the result of the designation of the designating circuit and the contents of the memory. The memory stores information indicating whether the communication lines are ISDN lines or PSTN lines. The selector includes a call generating circuit for generating a call in the G4 facsimile mode when the selected communication line is an ISDN line and for generating a call in the G3 facsimile mode when it is decided that the partner is not a G4 facsimile apparatus after completion of the call generation.
Abstract:
A device is provided for rapid data exchange between a telecommunications transmitter (T) and a data processor (PC), and includes a driver (TSV) and an intermediate line (FAST-LINK). The driver (TSV) is arranged between a terminal adapter (ADAPT) of the telecommunications transmitter (T) and an interface of the data processor (PC). The intermediate line (FAST-LINK) is arranged between the driver (TSV) and the data processor (PC). The telecommunications transmitter (T) is connected to a telecommunications network (ISDN) having a signalling channel and a user channel. The telecommunications transmitter (T) has an interface circuit (S) for adjusting transmission parameters between the telecommunications network (ISDN), the telecommunication transmitter (T) and the data processor (PC), has a first layer unit (1) for ensuring that data is transmitted in both directions on the signalling channel and the data channel, has a second layer unit (2) for assigning signalling channel data to the telecommunications transmitter (T) and to the data processor (PC), has a third layer unit (3) for identifying in the telecommunications transmitter (T) all the messages from a signalling activity (Call Reference) to differentiate which devices the user channel data should be assigned, and has an operating part (4) for entering keyboard inputs and a receiver for receiving acoustical inputs and providing acoustical outputs.
Abstract:
A method of bit rate adaption between a user data rate and an adapter data rate using the ECMA 102 protocol. The user data is received from a user terminal at a user data rate, the rate adapted data is transmitted at an adapted data rate, and the adapted data rate is greater than the user data rate. The user data is either in a asynchronous or a synchronous format and contains a start element and at least one stop element. The method involves the steps of: (1) converting the user data into an intermediate data; (2) storing the intermediate data in a receive buffer; (3) only if the user data is in an asynchronous data format, adding stop elements to the intermediate data; (4) transferring the intermediate data in the receive buffer to an intermediate buffer; (5) constructing a frame using data from the intermediate buffer; (6) storing the frame in a transmit buffer, and; (7) transmitting the frame where the step of transmitting changes the frame into the rate adapted data.
Abstract:
In a terminal adapter which is located between a data terminal equipment unit (11) and a data communication network (12) and which includes a buffer memory (22, 27) for memorizing an original data signal sequence sent from each of the data terminal equipment unit and the data communication network, the original data signal sequence is subjected to data compression by a data compression circuit to be thereafter memorized into the buffer memory and to be read out of the buffer memory as a readout data signal sequence. The readout data signal sequence is expanded by a data expansion circuit (32, 35) to be sent to the data terminal equipment unit or the data communication network at a transmission rate matched therewith. The data compression may be executed by the use of an LZ method, a modified LZ method, such as LZW, LZSS, or the like.
Abstract:
The invention is an adaptor which permits using a digital telephone device with an incompatible telephone network access. In its most preferred embodiment, the present invention is an adaptor which permits an ISDN telephone device to exchange digital data with two Switched-56 Access. An ISDN Basic Rate Access interface circuit interfaces with the ISDN telephone device, while two Switched-56 Access interface circuit interfaces with two Switched-56 Access. The adaptor also includes a clock recovery circuit for synchronizing digital data transfers occurring between the ISDN Basic Rate Access interface circuit and the ISDN telephone device with the digital data transfers occurring between the Switched-56 Access interface circuit and the Switched-56 Access. In an alternative embodiment, the clock recovery circuit synchronizes digital data transfers between the ISDN Basic Rate Access interface circuit and the Switched-56 Access interface circuits rather than conversely as in the preferred embodiments so a Switched-56 telephone device may exchange digital data with an ISDN Basic Rate Access.
Abstract:
A data communication apparatus includes an analog communication unit for performing analog communication, an A/D converter for converting the analog signal from the analog communication unit into a digital voice signal, and an ISDN communication control unit for sending the digital voice signal from the A/D converter onto a digital communication line. Data used in an ISDN are voice data, image data, facsimile communication data, etc.
Abstract:
A PCM telephone switch that is simultaneously compatible with both DS-1 and CEPT PCM formats is disclosed. A switch module performs timeslot switching of individual subchannels between DS-1 and CEPT trunks which are input by way of digital group interfaces. Each group interface couples to one or more trunks of serial bit streams of either DS-1 or CEPT format standards. After the input serial bit stream is converted to a parallel format, it is used as eight bits of the address bits of data processing ROMs from which a corresponding 8-bit word is parallel read on a per channel basis and routed to the appropriate output data processing ROMs. The output data bits of the ROMs are the processed data bits which are reconverted to serial format for either DS-1 or CEPT standards as required by the output trunk. A-law or .mu.-law decoding and encoding is accomplished independently from input to output channel on a per channel basis.
Abstract:
A switchable data rate ISDN terminal for group G.sub.4 facsimile operations disclosed. A decoder in the terminal automatically responds to a hexadecimal 7F formed by an extra bit added to the HDLC communications-starting flag when a 64 kb/s system transmits a 56 kb/s communication. The decoder responds by causing a speed controller in the terminal to reduce the effective data transfer rate.
Abstract:
A system and method are disclosed for adapting the rate of a data terminal equipment having a V-series type interface connected to an integrated services digital network which supports more than two simultaneous communications. A V.110 rate adapter is provided which receives user data at a user data rate from the data terminal equipment and outputs a bitstream containing the user data at a B-channel data rate. A fractional rate adapter is also provided which receives this bitstream and outputs a second bitstream at a lower subchannel data rate using a bit discarding technique.