| 摘要 |
<p>A system for automating cross connections in an access network. The automated cross connect system comprises of a plurality of upstream line interface circuits adapted for connection to upstream communication links, and a plurality of downstream line interface circuits adapted for connection to downstream communication links. The upstream and downstream line interface circuits are interconnected by an automated cross connect switch that selectively couples particular upstream line interface circuits to particular downstream line interface circuits, in response to routing commands sent from a command center. Thus, the automated cross connect system selectively establishes a bi-directional communication path between the upstream line interface circuits and the downstream line interface circuits, thereby providing a communication path between a selected upstream communication link and downstream communication link. The automated cross connect switch may be implemented in either a space or time multiplexing devices, such as a physical layer router, which comprises an array of cross connected multiplexers, or a time domain multiplexer switch, which composes an array of serializers connected to a time division multiplexed bus.</p> |
