Multichannel communication processing system
Abstract
A multichannel communication processing system includes line control means (A) for analyzing receiving frames and channel-controlling transmitting frames, DMA control means (B) for transferring the data not via a host processor (4) but directly to a main memory (3), a memory (11) for storing a variety of data and a communication protocol processing program, a CPU (10) for controlling the communication processing system as a whole, and a line correspondence means (C) including line correspondence units (61 - 68) provided between the lines (RL, TL) and the line control means (A), whereby serial interfaces with channels of the plurality of lines (RL, TL) are effected.

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Numbers
- Publication
- 0446855
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0446855
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0446855
- Application
- 103730
- Application, DOCDB
- 91103730
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19910103730
Titles3
- English
- MULTICHANNEL COMMUNICATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
- German
- Multikanal-Kommunikationsverarbeitungssystem
- French
- Système processeur de communications multicanaux
Classification
- CPC, 2
- H04L12/56
- H04Q11/0428
- IPC, 3
- G06F13 00
- H04L29 04
- H04Q11 04
Designated states4
- Contracting states, 4
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom
- Italy