A SIGNAL RECEIVING AND A SIGNAL TRANSMITTING UNIT

摘要

The invention includes a signal receiving and a signal transmitting unit (61) adapted for converting an information-carrying signal (70c) received at a first transmission rate to an information-carrying signal (70d') transmitted at a second transmission rate which differs from the first transmission rate. One signal receiving input (70c, 70d, 70e) of several available inputs, where each input is adapted to a transmission rate which differs from the transmission rates of remaining inputs, can be connected (93) to one signal transmitting output of several available outputs (70d', 70e'), where each output (70d', 70e') is adapted to a transmission rate which differs from the transmission rates of remaining outputs, in dependence on signals occurring on one or more control conductors (71), wherein a selected control conductor and/or selected signal information selects and initiates a conversion mode having a selected conversion index.