MINIATURIZED FIBER-OPTIC TELEPHONE SWITCH

ADVANCED OPTICAL SYSTEMS PROPOSES TO MODIFY AN EXISTING FIBER-OPTIC NETWORK TO PROVIDE A MEANS OF SUPPORTING A GROUP OF EXISTING INVENTORY TELEPHONE INSTRUMENTS WITH A MAN-PORTABLE SWITCHED VOICE TELEPHONE NETWORK. THE SYSTEM IS ORIENTED ON PROVIDING A RAPID DEPLOYMMENT CAPABILITY TO SUPPORT HIGHLY MOBILE TACTICAL FORCES IN LIEU OF SHELTER-MOUNTED SWITCHING NODE FACILITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE SYSTEM WILL ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR SPECIALIZED LINE TERMINATION EQUIPMENT FOR EACH DISTINCT TYPE OF TERMINAL INSTRUMENT CONNECTED TO A TACTICAL SWITCHING FACILITY. THE SYSTEM WILL ... EXISTING INVENTORY TELEPHONE INSTRUMENTS (BOTH ANALOG AND DIGITAL), CLEAN TEXT AND ENCRYPED VOICE REQUIREMENTS, 2-WIRE AND 4-WIRE TELEPHONE INSTRUMENTS, AND A VARIETY OF SIGNALLING STRATEGIES (COMMON BATTERY SIGNALLING, RINGDOWN, DUAL-TONE ... FREQUENCY <DTMF), AND OTHER SIGNALLING FORMATS). INTERFERS ... NECESSARY TO ADAPT THE NETWORK TO A VARIETY OF TELEPHONE ... DATA WILL BE ADDRESSED.