Network interface unit having an embedded services processor
US7116764B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/533
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A messaging system having a network interface unit (NIU) with an embedded services processor (ESP) that provides a general purpose computing capability within the NIU and that may also have the ability to connect to networks external to the messaging system via that general purpose computing capability is disclosed.
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