Systems and methods for integrating analog voice service and derived POTS voice service in a digital subscriber line environment
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1. 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;
integration logic configured to detect a first plurality of POTS signals provided by the subscriber line and a second plurality of POTS signals provided by the telephone and further configured to produce a control signal based on at least one of the detected POTS signals; and
a switching mechanism configured to couple the telephone-type device to the subscriber loop through the first communication path or through the second communication path, responsive to the control signal.
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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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1. A system comprising:
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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; integration logic configured to detect a first plurality of POTS signals provided by the subscriber line and a second plurality of POTS signals provided by the telephone and further configured to produce a control signal based on at least one of the detected POTS signals; and a switching mechanism configured to couple the telephone-type device to the subscriber loop through the first communication path or through the second communication path, responsive to the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for integrating derived telephone voice service and plain old telephone service (POTS) in a digital subscriber line environment, the method comprising the steps of:
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electrically connecting to a telephone-type device and a subscriber line; detecting POTS signaling provided by the subscriber line or provided by the telephone; and switching communication with the telephone-type device and the subscriber line between plain old telephone service (POTS) and derived POTS voice service based on the detected POTS signaling. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A system comprising:
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a first communication path for carrying plain old telephone service (POTS) voice signals between a telephone and a digital subscriber line (DSL) in the local loop of a telephone network; a second communication path for carrying derived POTS voice signals between the telephone and the DSL; and a means for monitoring a first plurality of POTS signals provided on the subscriber line and a second plurality of POTS signals provided on the telephone, each of the POTS signals associated with a call; a means for determining at least one call processing instruction based on one of the monitored POTS signals; and a means for processing the call according to the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. A method for offering voice services to a subscriber in a digital subscriber line (DSL) environment, the method comprising the steps of:
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offering at least one of analog voice service and derived POTS voice service to a subscriber via a subscriber line; and offering a voice channel selection service to the subscriber whereby the subscriber may select which of the at least one of analog voice service and derived POTS voice service to utilize for a voice call; and receiving compensation from the subscriber for the voice channel selection service. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101)
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