Media terminal adapter-cellular transceiver (MTA-CT)
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1. An apparatus for providing bifurcated voice and signaling data over a network, comprising:
- a memory, for storing protocols for interfacing with the network; and
a processor, coupled to said memory, for segregating signaling traffic and related voice traffic including information useful in establishing a communications link, for transporting said voice traffic between a calling party and called party, and for transmitting said voice traffic and said signaling traffic via different communication channels, wherein said voice traffic is switched to the same communication channel as said signaling traffic in the case of a loss of local power.
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing bifurcated voice and signaling traffic over a cable telephony architecture by segregating signaling traffic and voice traffic and transmitting the respective traffic over two different mediums to a switch to establish a phone call.
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1. An apparatus for providing bifurcated voice and signaling data over a network, comprising:
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a memory, for storing protocols for interfacing with the network; and
a processor, coupled to said memory, for segregating signaling traffic and related voice traffic including information useful in establishing a communications link, for transporting said voice traffic between a calling party and called party, and for transmitting said voice traffic and said signaling traffic via different communication channels, wherein said voice traffic is switched to the same communication channel as said signaling traffic in the case of a loss of local power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for providing bifurcated voice and signaling data over a network, comprising:
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a memory, for storing protocols for Interfacing with the network; and
a processor, coupled to the memory, for identifying a call request, for establishing a signaling link for transporting signaling traffic to a switch via a first transport medium, and for establishing a voice path for transporting voice traffic to the switch via a second transport medium responsive to a determination that a called party answers, wherein said voice traffic is switched to the same medium as said signaling traffic in the case of a loss of local power. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for providing bifurcated voice and signaling data traffic over a network, the apparatus comprising:
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a data portion, for interfacing with a data network;
a cellular portion, coupled to the data portion, for interfacing with a wireless network;
a user interlace portion, coupled to the data portion and cellular portion, for interfacing with peripheral devices;
a Digital Signal Processing portion, coupled to the cellular portion and the data portion, for processing cellular and data information wherein the cellular information comprising the signaling traffic and the data information comprising the voice traffic; and
a battery backup portion, coupled to the digital signal processing portion, for detecting power failures, wherein upon the detection of a power failure, voice traffic is switched to a communication channel of said signaling traffic. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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