摘要 |
<p>A switching system comprising a selecting station and subscriber stations connected through a cable network to the selecting station, each subscriber station including selecting means for generating selecting signals for selecting one from a number of signals available in the selecting station, and the selecting station including control means responsive to the selecting signals for connecting the selected signal with the cable network to the respective subscriber station, in which the selecting station includes an electronic packet selector having n input terminals and an output terminal, at least one predetermined packet of signals from at least one of the n input terminals being present at the output terminal, and the selecting station includes a frequency selector having an input terminal and an output terminal, a packet of signals being coupled with the input terminal and a signal selected from a packet of signals being present at the output terminal at a fixed frequency, which output signal of the frequency selector can be determined by the selecting signal from the selecting means, and means are provided for combining the signal at the output terminal of the packet selector and the signal at the output terminal of the frequency selector and applying the resultant combination to the cable network.</p> |