Apparatus and method for simultaneous multiple telephone type services on a single telephone line
US6580785B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and method for simultaneously providing multiple telephone-type services to any/all POTS-type devices on a single wire pair at a user premises. The present invention provides for the ability to add separately addressable POTS devices on a single service loop. This can be accomplished in at least two ways: first by the use of a multipoint protocol or second by Frequency Division Multiplexing.
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