Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) Telephone Apparatus and Communication System for Carrying VOIP Traffic
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1. A method of establishing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications, the method comprising:
- establishing a virtual circuit to carry VoIP traffic via a first Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) session and to carry other data traffic via a second PPPoE session, wherein the first PPPoE session and the second PPPoE session are supported by a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM).
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Abstract
A method of establishing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications is provided. The method includes establishing a virtual circuit to carry VoIP traffic via a first Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) session and to carry other data traffic via a second PPPoE session. The first PPPoE session and the second PPPoE session are supported by a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM).
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1. A method of establishing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications, the method comprising:
establishing a virtual circuit to carry VoIP traffic via a first Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) session and to carry other data traffic via a second PPPoE session, wherein the first PPPoE session and the second PPPoE session are supported by a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of establishing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications, the method comprising:
receiving a selection of a protocol at an Internet Protocol (IP) telephone device, wherein the protocol is one of a plurality of protocols adapted to establish a VoIP telephone call session via the IP telephone device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of establishing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications, the method comprising:
establishing a virtual circuit at an access router of a service provider network with an Internet Protocol (IP) telephone device, wherein the virtual circuit is dedicated to carrying VoIP traffic between the IP telephone device and the service provider network and wherein the virtual circuit does not include a network element that is coupled directly to a public IP network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) adapted to:
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route Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) traffic to an access router of a VoIP service provider network via a first virtual circuit; and route data other than the VoIP traffic to a broadband remote access server (BRAS) via a second virtual circuit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An Internet Protocol (IP) telephone device comprising:
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a telephone keypad; and a Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) client module adapted to initiate a PPPoE session to communicate a VoIP telephone call; wherein the PPPoE session remains active until an input is received via the telephone keypad to disconnect the PPPoE session. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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