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Title: Pseudo-random sequencing for speech predictive encoding communications system
Claims: What is claimed is: 1. In a digital communications system wherein information from a plurality of voice circuits at a transmitting station may be transmitted to a receiving station via a transmission path as a digitally encoded frame of information representing a predetermined maximum number of voice circuits less than said plurality, said communications system including means at the transmitting station for periodically sampling the amplitude of voice signals on each circuit of said plurality of voice circuits, means for comparing for each of said circuits a present amplitude sample with a prior amplitude sample which has been transmitted to said receiving station, and means for generating a transmission frame comprising a digital representation of those present amplitude samples which differ from the corresponding prior amplitude samples by a predetermined amount, the improvement comprising: means for pseudo-randomly changing the order by which all voice circuits are serviced during successive transmission frames, and means for generating as part of said transmission frame a digital sample assignment word representing all voice circuits in the pseudo-random servicing sequence of that frame and identifying those circuits having digital representations of present amplitude samples included in the frame. 2. In a digital communications system, the improvement recited in claim 1 further comprising means for generating, as part of a transmission frame when less than said maximum number of voice circuits have present amplitude samples that differ from corresponding prior amplitude samples by said predetermined amount, a digital sequence code word representing the starting point of the particular pseudo-random servicing sequence of that frame. 3. In a digital communication system as recited in claim 1 further including means at said receiving station for receiving said digitally encoded transmission frame, and storage means for storing for each voice circuit digitally encoded samples from a prior sampling frame, said improvement further comprising: pseudo-random sequence generating means at said receiving station for generating the order by which voice circuits were serviced in a received transmission frame, and means connected to said receiving means and controlled by said pseudo-random sequence generating means for substituting for the samples stored in said storage means respective transmitted present samples in accordance with said digital sample assignment word. 4. In a digital communication system as recited in claim 2 further including means at said receiving station for receiving said digitally encoded transmission frame, and storage means for storing for each voice circuit digitally encoded samples from a prior sampling frame, said improvement further comprising: pseudo-random sequence generating means at said receiving station for generating the order by which voice circuits were serviced in a received transmission frame, means connected to said receiving means and controlled by said pseudo-random sequence generating means for substituting for the samples stored in said storage means respective transmitted present samples in accordance with said digital sample assignment word, and means responsive to said digital sequence code word for re-synchronizing said pseudo-random sequence generating means at said receiving station. 5. In a digital communications system, the improvement recited in claim 2 wherein said means for pseudo-randomly changing the servicing order of said voice circuits includes a pseudo-random sequence generating means comprising: a first counter driven by a clock having a frequency equal to the frame rate, a first Exclusive OR circuit connected to feed back the outputs of selected stages to the input of said first counter, said first counter generating said digital sequence code word, a second counter driven by a clock having a frequency equal to the frame rate multiplied by the total number of voice circuits serviced, a second Exclusive OR circuit connected to feed back the outputs of selected stages to the input of said second counter, said second counter generating in a pseudo-random manner addresses of all of said voice circuits during each frame period, and sampling means operating in synchronism with said first counter for transferring the contents of said first counter into said second counter. 6. In a digital communications system as recited in claim 5 further including means at said receiving station for receiving said digitally encoded transmission frame, and storage means for storing for each voice circuit digitally encoded samples from a prior sampling frame, said improvement further comprising: a second pseudo-random sequence generating means at said receiving station for generating the order by which voice circuits were serviced in a received transmission frame, said second pseudo-random sequence generating means including third and fourth counters corresponding to said first and second counters, respectively, means connected to said receiving means and controlled by said fourth counter for substituting for the samples stored in said storage means respective transmitted present samples in accordance with said digital sample assignment word, and means responsive to said digital sequence code word for re-synchronizing said pseudo-random sequence generating means by loading said digital sequence code word into said third counter. Other info: Inventors: Costales, Rene (Rockville, MD, US) Sciulli, Joseph Albert (Rockville, MD, US) Application Number: 599228 Filing Date: 1975-07-25 Publication_date: 1976-12-14 Assignee: Communications Satellite Corporation (Comsat) (Washington, DC) Primary Class(es): 370/515 Other Classes: US Patent Ref:
Other Refs: Primary Examiner: Stewart, David L. Assistant Examiner: Attorney: Sughrue, Rothwell, Mion, Zinn and Macpeak |
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