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Apparatus for providing multiple controller interfaces to a standard digital modem and including multiplexed contention resolution
Apparatus for providing multiple controller interfaces to a standard digital modem and including multiplexed contention resolution
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机译:用于向标准数字调制解调器提供多个控制器接口并包括多路复用争用解决方案的设备
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A communication system which includes a modem and a plurality of controllers has each controller connected to the modem by an interface apparatus, each controller and the modem complying with a predetermined protocol. The interface apparatus comprises a bus which provides a medium to transfer signals between the controllers and the modem. A first interface unit, which interfaces the modem to the bus, implements, a modem-associated multi-state state machine and responds to signals on the bus maintaining the predetermined protocol between the modem and the first interface unit. A plurality of second interface units interface a corresponding controller to the bus. Each second interface unit implements a controller-associated multi-state state machine which responds to signals on the bus and further responds to signals from the corresponding controller, each second interface unit maintaining the predetermined protocol between the second interface unit and the corresponding controller. A contention resolution mechanism is multiplexed onto the same bus to resolve contention among the several controllers for access to the single modem.
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