Abstract: A system which enables a customer to obtain E1 access between the customer's premises (CP) and an E1-compatible network when the customer is unable to obtain an E1 line between the CP and the network is disclosed. A single multiplexer at a customer premises (CP) and a single multiplexer at a network point of presence (POP) are utilized to provide E1 access between the CP and the network POP. Each multiplexer comprises three E1 interfaces and four T1 interfaces. One E1 line is connected to each of the three E1 interfaces of the CP multiplexer. Similarly, one E1 line from an E1-compatible network is connected to each of the three E1 interfaces of the POP multiplexer. Each of the four T1 interfaces of the CP multiplexer is connected to one of the four T1 interfaces of the POP multiplexer. The CP multiplexer receives data from the three E1 lines and maps this data onto the four T1 lines. The POP multiplexer receives the data from the four T1 lines and maps the data onto three network E1 lines.

Abstract: An apparatus which enables a customer to transport data utilizing up to 7 channels which frequently go unused when 24 channels of unframed T1 data are transported utilizing 24 of the 32 channels available through E1 is disclosed. A multiplexer receives 24 64 Kbps channels of unframed T1 data at a first interface and up to 7 64 Kbps channels of data at a second interface. The data received at the first and second interfaces is multiplexed into 32 64 Kbps channels in accordance with the E1 standard.

Abstract: In situations where 2.048 megabit E1 (32 channels) access to the customer premise is not available, the only option other than provisioning a 45 megabit T3 line to the customer premise is to provision two 1.544 megabit T1 (24 channels) lines, and inverse multiplex the customer's E1 signal onto the two T1 lines at the customer premises. At the network point-of-presence (POP), the applicable thirty-two channels of the two T1 lines are remultiplexed onto a single E1 line. The remaining sixteen channels of the two T1s are wasted. To prevent wasting these channels, the present invention provides an additional standard customer interface to enable transport of multiple 64 kilobit applications. The resulting N.times.64 kbit data stream can then be multiplexed onto the two T1 lines transporting the E1 signal. The inverse multiplexer at the network point-of-presence (POP), while remultiplexing the 32 T1 channels onto an E1 line, also extracts the DSOs carrying the N.times.

Abstract: In situations where 2.048 megabit E1 (32 channels) access to the customer premise is not available, the only option other than provisioning a 45 megabit T3 line to the customer premise is to provision two 1.544 megabit T1 (24 channels) lines, and inverse multiplex the customer's E1 signal onto the two T1 lines at the customer premises. At the network point-of-presence (POP), the applicable thirty-two channels of the two T1 lines are remultiplexed onto a single E1 line. The remaining sixteen channels of the two T1s are wasted. To prevent wasting these channels, the present invention provides an additional standard customer interface to enable transport of multiple 64 kilobit applications. The resulting N.times.64 kbit data stream can then be multiplexed onto the two T1 lines transporting the E1 signal. The inverse multiplexer at the network point-of-presence (POP), while remultiplexing the 32 T1 channels onto an E1 line, also extracts the DSOs carrying the N.times.