Central office switching of Picturephone® calls required the design of an automated network capable of switching large numbers of wideband signals on an analog basis. We describe in this paper the development of a switching plan that allows for the interconnection of many customers to many trunks and at the same time stays within acceptable transmission limits. We also give an explanation of the transmission constraints on the physical design of the central office network.
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