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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1997
Douglas Harold Patterson, Richmond, CA;
Allan Bogdan Isfan, Ashton, CA;
Erik Paul Trounce, Nepean, CA;
Nortel Networks Limited, Montreal, CA;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for combining data from first and second separate data transceivers onto a common data link. The method involves transceiving data at the first data transceiver using the common communications link, at regular intervals of time, and monitoring the common communications link to identify idle periods during which data associated with the first data transceiver is not present. The second data transceiver is synchronized with a corresponding transceiver in communication with the common communications link and communications are established between the second data transceiver and the corresponding transceiver, during the idle periods.