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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1986
Filed:
May. 22, 1984
Howard W Johnson, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Michael G Duncan, Fremont, CA (US);
Rod G Sinks, Mountain View, CA (US);
John D Edwards, Campbell, CA (US);
Martin H Graham, Berkeley, CA (US);
James M Kasson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Charles M Corbalis, San Jose, CA (US);
Rolm Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An improved architecture for a computerized branch exchange particularly for a time division multiplexed bus used in the exchange. An intershelf bus includes a unidirectional source bus which receives signals from expanders and a unidirectional destination bus which transmits signals to the expanders. The expanders, through another bus, communicate with line cards which interface with telephone station sets, commercial lines, etc. A time division multiplexed controller updates distributed connection tables contained in each of the expanders and controls the flow of data onto and from the unidirectional buses. The distributed connection tables eliminate the need to broadcast addresses during each time slot. The arrangement is particularly useful in reducing blocking associated with prior art bidirectional buses.