Abstract:
Provided are an integrated switch and a switching method for simultaneously processing IP data and voice signals using silent periods during communication. The integrated switch provides a function of transmitting data packets using the silent periods during the communication of an existing switch subscriber, so that an existing frequency band and apparatus can be used without use of a separate frequency band and a separate apparatus for data transmission such as an existing asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL). In addition, efficiency of an existing switch can be increased without use of an apparatus for collecting and processing data provided in front of subscriber line cards.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for transmitting information such as fax, voice or data to a destination information device via a dynamic transmission network. The dynamic transmission network includes one or more transmission control servers (TCSs) and one or more transmission client nodes (TCNs). The TCS is always connected to the computer network, while the TCN is dynamically connected with the computer network. When connected to the computer network, the TCN checks its system status and then registers to the TCS. After getting the information from the TCN, the TCS stores said information into a dynamic transmission route table, wherein the information includes the country code, area code, Client ID, IP address, etc. of the TCN. Once any user requests the TCS to send a information to a destination site, the TCS will locate an available TCN physically nearest to the same country code and area code as those of the destination site, and then transmits the information to the TCN through the computer network. The TCN then sets up a dial-up connection with the destination information device through the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to send the information to the destination site.
Abstract:
Devices, software and methods are provided for generating aggregate comfort noise for teleconferencing over IP networks. A transcoding component includes a decoder for decoding streams of packets. A summing component has a summer with summing inputs to receive the decoded streams of packets. The summing component has at least one silence flag input, and an additional signaling path is used by the transcoding component to signal to the silence flag input if any of the decoded streams of packets includes a silence identification packet. In another embodiment, the summing component may or may not include the silence flag input, but the device includes an aggregate comfort noise generation component. The aggregate comfort noise may be programmed to be a balanced representation of all background noises.
Abstract:
A method designated as Dynamic Rate Repartitioning (DRR) is provided, which allows temporary allocation of temporarily not-in-use time-multiplex based transmission channels of telephone or ISDN-links like channeled voice over DSL/CVoDSL to a simultaneously active ATM-link, in an SDSL/SHDSL- or ADSL frame of a corresponding DSL-link. The method increases the data rate and makes a more intensive use of the transmission capacity of the DSL-link. Switching is carried out with frame synchronization and without data loss, wherein bit positions can be maintained.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for transmitting information such as fax, voice or data to a destination information device via a dynamic transmission network. The dynamic transmission network includes one or more transmission control servers (TCSs) and one or more transmission client nodes (TCNs). The TCS is always connected to the computer network, while the TCN is dynamically connected with the computer network. When connected to the computer network, the TCN checks its system status and then registers to the TCS. After getting the information from the TCN, the TCS stores said information into a dynamic transmission route table, wherein the information includes the country code, area code, Client ID, IP address, etc. of the TCN. Once any user requests the TCS to send a information to a destination site, the TCS will locate an available TCN physically nearest to the same country code and area code as those of the destination site, and then transmits the information to the TCN through the computer network. The TCN then sets up a dial-up connection with the destination information device through the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to send the information to the destination site.
Abstract:
A call fallback scheme is provided in a packet switched network. After receiving incoming calls, a Voice over IP (VoIP) link is established over a packet switched network with a destination endpoint. VoIP packets are generated from the incoming calls and sent over the VoIP link to the destination endpoint. When a low quality of service condition is detected on the VoIP link with the destination endpoint, a fallback call is established with the destination endpoint over a circuit switched network. The VoIP packets for the incoming calls are redirected from the VoIP link to the circuit switched data link. As opposed to simply hairpinning a TDM voice call back over the PSTN network 102, the same VoIP packets for the incoming calls originally destine for the destination endpoint over the packet switched network are rerouted through the fallback call. This simplifies synchronization with VoIP packets sent over the VoIP network. Because VoIP packets for more than one call can be sent over the fallback call, the cost of maintaining the fallback call is also substantially reduced.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of transmitting data on an ISDN subscriber line having a data channel (D16) and two or more voice- or data-carrying channels (B64), using the data channel. The method is characterized in that on receipt of each connection request, a check is made to determine whether the desired connection can or is to be established as a data connection, that said connection is established via the data channel (D16), that a further check is made to determine whether a voice- or data-carrying channel (B64) is still free, that the capacity of said channel is added to the connection via the data channel (D16), that provision is made for continuously monitoring whether a voice- or data-carrying channel (B64) occupied by the data connection is requested for another connection or whether such a channel hitherto needed for another connection is no longer needed therefor, that a voice- or data-carrying channel (B64) requested by another connection and occupied by the data connection is made available for the requested connection, that the capacity of a channel no longer needed by another connection is added to the data connection, and that for the transmission of data over the data connection, the respective total available capacity is used. The invention further relates to a line termination for an exchange, an exchange with a line termination, a network termination for a data terminal, and a data terminal with a line termination.
Abstract:
According to this invention, a digital key telephone system connected to an analog public network NW having a function of transmitting a ringing signal including identification information of a calling line through a subscriber line (CO line), accommodating a plurality of extension lines each connected to a digital key telephone (DKT) 2 or a standard telephone (STT) 4 as an extension terminal, and having a function of switching and connecting the subscriber line to the plurality of extension lines or the extension lines to each other includes a called party storage means storing, in advance, information representing the correlation between the calling line and the extension terminals 2 and 4 as a called terminal. When a ringing signal arrives from the analog communication network NW, calling line identification information (caller ID) contained in the ringing signal is detected by a calling line identification information interface unit (RCIU) 12. A control unit (RCTU) 16 determines the called extension terminal on the basis of the detected caller ID and the information stored in the storage means, so the extension terminal receives the call from the digital key telephone interface unit (RDKU) 13 or a standard telephone interface unit (RSTU) 15.
Abstract:
According to this invention, a digital key telephone system connected to an analog public network NW having a function of transmitting a ringing signal including identification information of a calling line through a subscriber line (CO line), accommodating a plurality of extension lines each connected to a digital key telephone (DKT) 2 or a standard telephone (STT) 4 as an extension terminal, and having a function of switching and connecting the subscriber line to the plurality of extension lines or the extension lines to each other includes a called party storage means storing, in advance, information representing the correlation between the calling line and the extension terminals 2 and 4 as a called terminal. When a ringing signal arrives from the analog communication network NW, calling line identification information (caller ID) contained in the ringing signal is detected by a calling line identification information interface unit (RCIU) 12. A control unit (RCTU) 16 determines the called extension terminal on the basis of the detected caller ID and the information stored in the storage means, so the extension terminal receives the call from the digital key telephone interface unit (RDKU) 13 or a standard telephone interface unit (RSTU) 15.
Abstract:
According to this invention, a digital key telephone system connected to an analog public network NW having a function of transmitting a ringing signal including identification information of a calling line through a subscriber line (CO line), accommodating a plurality of extension lines each connected to a digital key telephone (DKT) 2 or a standard telephone (STT) 4 as an extension terminal, and having a function of switching and connecting the subscriber line to the plurality of extension lines or the extension lines to each other includes a called party storage means storing, in advance, information representing the correlation between the calling line and the extension terminals 2 and 4 as a called terminal. When a ringing signal arrives from the analog communication network NW, calling line identification information (caller ID) contained in the ringing signal is detected by a calling line identification information interface unit (RCIU) 12. A control unit (RCTU) 16 determines the called extension terminal on the basis of the detected caller ID and the information stored in the storage means, so the extension terminal receives the call from the digital key telephone interface unit (RDKU) 13 or a standard telephone interface unit (RSTU) 15.