Abstract: A base-band and broad-band coexisting communication system comprises a transmission path, a plurality of first data terminal units outputting data to be transmitted in the form of pulse signals (base band signals), a plurality of second data terminal units for outputting data to be transmitted in the form of modulated signals (broad band signals) each having a center frequency within a predetermined frequency range, and a plurality of low-pass filters, each connected to each of the first data transmission units, for cutting off high frequency components of the base band signal outputted by the first data terminal device at a predetermined cut-off frequency which does not overlap with the broad band signals.

Abstract: In a data signal demodulating circuit for demodulating data from a modulated signal burst in which a carrier signal is modulated by a data signal, noise elimination means is provided at at least one of the input and output of an AND circuit, to eliminate noise in periods during which there is no carrier present, by adding an output from a demodulator to an output from a carrier sense circuit, in order to completely eliminate noise occurring at the start and end of a demodulated data signal, and eliminate noise occurring during the rise time and fall time of the carrier sense circuit.

Abstract: In this data communication system, data communication is conducted through transmission lines between a plurality of stations. At each station, the presence of data to be sent is detected, the length of the detected data is measured, and that that station is disconnected from the transmission lines when the length of data exceeds a predetermined value, to inhibit the sending of data from that station.

Abstract: A data communication system including reflectors having first light emitting elements for radiating light and first light receiving elements for receiving light, a plurality of transceivers disposed confronting said reflectors and having second light emitting elements for radiating light and second light receiving elements for receiving light, and a data processing unit to be connected to the transceivers, wherein light corresponding to the data to be transmitted from the data processing unit is converged and radiated from the second light emitting element of the transceiver to the reflector, the light from the transceiver is received by the first light receiving element of the reflector, light corresponding to the data thus received is radiated from the light emitting element of the reflector to all of the transceivers confronting said reflector and is received by the second light receiving elements of the transceivers, and the data thus received is sent to the data processing unit.