Gateway with voice
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1. A cable modem comprising:
- a network port to interface with a cable head end;
a telephony port to interface with a telephony device;
a data port to interface with a data terminal;
a processor coupled to the telephony port and the data port; and
a transceiver coupled between the processor and the network port including a media access controller (MAC) coupled to the processor, a modulator and a demodulator disposed between the MAC and the network port.
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Abstract
In one aspect of the present invention, a network gateway is configured to facilitate on line and off line bi-directional communication between a number of near end data and telephony devices with far end data termination devices via a hybrid fiber coaxial network and a cable modem termination system. The described network gateway combines a QAM receiver, a transmitter, a DOCSIS MAC, a CPU, a voice and audio processor, an Ethernet MAC, and a USB controller to provide high performance and robust operation.
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1. A cable modem comprising:
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a network port to interface with a cable head end;
a telephony port to interface with a telephony device;
a data port to interface with a data terminal;
a processor coupled to the telephony port and the data port; and
a transceiver coupled between the processor and the network port including a media access controller (MAC) coupled to the processor, a modulator and a demodulator disposed between the MAC and the network port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A gateway, comprising:
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a network port to interface with a cable head end;
a telephony port to interface to a telephony device;
a data port to interface to a data terminal;
a processor coupled to each of the ports; and
a transceiver disposed between the processor and the network port capable of transmitting and receiving packets of voice signals packets of data signals and a television signal, wherein the transceiver includes a media access controller (MAC) coupled to the processor, and a modulator and a demodulator both disposed between the MAC and the network port. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of processing signals, comprising:
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exchanging voice signals between a cable head end and a telephony device;
exchanging data signals between the cable head end and a data terminal; and
receiving a television signal from the cable head end demodulating the signals flowing from the head end to the telephony device and the data terminal; and
modulating the signals flowing from the telephony device and the data terminal to the cable head end. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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