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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1980
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1978
Jeffrey H Derby, New York, NY (US);
Tadikonda N Rao, Morris Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
Bell Telephone Laboratories, incorporated, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A bilateral transmission line repeater is disclosed in which opposite directions of transmission are separated into different frequency bands. The amplifiers for each direction of transmission include an automatic gain control circuit for controlling the gain of the amplifier. Gain control for the inward bound amplifier (toward a central location such as a telephone central office) is under the control of an automatic gain control signal derived from the outward bound signal as well as from the inward bound signal. Feedback around the gain control amplifier is accomplished using a current mirror circuit to avoid loading the amplifier output.