Patent · US Expired

User communication hub for use with an analog phone line

US6993011B1 · kind B1 · utility

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17References
26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 30, 2000
Grant dateJan 31, 2006
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2012/5671
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention is a residential communication hub for a communication system that provides communications services to an end-user. The residential hub is connected to the communications system over a DSL connection. The residential hub converts voice traffic to ATM for transmission over the DSL connection. The communications system includes broadband networks and a service node to facilitate communications services for the end-user.

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