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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. 23, 1990
Filed:
May. 10, 1988
Steven R Coffelt, Camarillo, CA (US);
Thomas W Durston, Camarillo, CA (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A D channel monitor is provided which is capable of providing a plurality of operating modes for monitoring D channel operation. As such, the D channel monitor can include first and second interface elements which can be operated to appear as either an NT interface (for a TE) or as a TE interface (for an NT). A controller is provided which can control the first and second interface elements to appear as predetermined ones of the NT interface or the TE interface for respectively coupling to either a TE or an NT of the ISDN user terminal. A monitoring arrangement is also included for monitoring the D channel signals at the terminal which are received through either of the first and second interface elements. This monitoring arrangement includes means for indicating the status of the D channel signals to a user.