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Systems and methods for integrating analog voice service and derived POTS voice service in a digital subscriber line environment

US7127048B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 2002
Grant dateOct 24, 2006
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M11/062
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for integrating analog voice service and derived POTS voice service in a DSL environment are provided. One embodiment is a system comprising: a first communication path for carrying plain old telephone service (POTS) voice signals between a telephone-type device and a subscriber line of a telephone network; a second communication path for carrying derived POTS voice signals between the telephone-type device and the subscriber line; and a switching mechanism configured to switch the telephone-type device between the first communication path and the second communication path.

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