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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2008
Xinkuan Zhou, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Clifton Powers, Raleigh, NC (US);
Laxman Anne, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Manish Sharma, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Joe Polland, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Xinkuan Zhou, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Clifton Powers, Raleigh, NC (US);
Laxman Anne, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Manish Sharma, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Joe Polland, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
ADC DSL Systems, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A communication system comprises a central unit configured to transmit and receive communication signals; a remote unit configured to transmit and receive communication signals; and a regenerator unit configured to regenerate and transmit received communication signals, the regenerator unit comprising a first interface, a second interface and a control and status circuit configured to control operation of the first and second interface, wherein each interface is configured to operate as an independent logical regenerator unit; wherein the central unit and the remote unit communicate over a first communication loop via the first independent interface of the regenerator unit.