Integrated gateway

• US 8,804,696 B1
• Filed: 11/07/2006
• Issued: 08/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Krishnamurthy, Udhayakumar, Udaipurwala, Abdulla
• Primary Examiner(s): Phung, Luat
• Application Number:
  US11/593,753
• Time in Patent Office: 2,835 Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1013 Network architectures, gateways, control or user entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/103 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/104 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1059 End-user terminal functionalities specially adapted for real-time communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

An integrated gateway is disclosed. In one embodiment, a gateway includes a modem, a wide area network (WAN) interface, a local area network (LAN) interface, a router module, a voice-over-internet protocol (VOIP) adapter and a session-initiation protocol (SIP) adapter. The WAN interface is in communication with a packet network, such as a VOIP network. The router module is configured to route data traffic between the WAN interface and the LAN interface. In one embodiment, the VOIP adapter, as does the SIP adapter, includes a wireless interface for wireless communication with an endpoint device. The VOIP adapter is configured to provide VOIP services between the endpoint device and the packet network. The SIP adapter is configured to provide SIP services between the endpoint device and the packet network.

Claims

1. A gateway, comprising:

a wide area network interface in communication with a packet network;

a local area network interface for coupling to a first computer via a first wired connection and to a second computer via a first wireless connection using a first antenna;

a router module for routing data traffic between the wide area network interface and the local area network interface;

a modem that is integrated within the gateway and coupled to the wide area network interface;

a voice-over-internet protocol adapter having an interface for only supporting a voice-over-internet protocol service between a first handset and the packet network, wherein the interface for the voice-over-internet protocol service comprises a second wired connection and a second wireless connection using a second antenna; and

a session-initiation protocol adapter having an interface for only supporting a session-initiation protocol service between a second handset and the packet network, wherein the interface for the session-initiation protocol service comprises a third wired connection and a third wireless connection using a third antenna, wherein a separate cordless handset base station and a separate wireless router are not needed for the voice-over-internet protocol service over the second wireless connection and the session-initiation protocol service over the third wireless connection, wherein the first handset and the second handset each comprises a voice-over-internet protocol module and a session-initiation protocol module stored in a memory, wherein the gateway comprises a single integrated device with the wide area network interface, the local area network interface, the router, the modem, the voice-over-internet protocol adapter and the session-initiation protocol adapter.

2. The gateway of claim 1, wherein the packet network comprises an internet protocol network.

3. The gateway of claim 1, wherein the voice-over-internet protocol adapter is for receiving incoming voice-over-internet protocol communications from the packet network through the wide area network interface and for providing the incoming voice-over-internet protocol communications to the first handset.

4. The gateway of claim 3, wherein the voice-over-internet protocol adapter is for receiving outgoing voice-over-internet protocol communications from the first handset and for providing the outgoing voice-over-internet protocol communications to the packet network through the wide area network interface.

5. The gateway of claim 1, wherein the session-initiation protocol adapter is for receiving incoming session-initiation protocol communications from the packet network through the wide area network interface and for providing the incoming session-initiation protocol communications to the second handset.

6. An apparatus, comprising:

a plurality of handsets; and

a gateway, including;

a wide area network interface in communication with a packet network;

a local area network interface for coupling to a first computer via a first wired connection and to a second computer via a first wireless connection using a first antenna;

a router module for routing data traffic between the wide area network interface and the local area network interface;

a modem that is integrated within the gateway and coupled to the wide area network interface;

a voice-over-internet protocol adapter having an interface for only supporting a voice-over-internet protocol service between a first handset and the packet network, wherein the interface for the voice-over-internet protocol service comprises a second wired connection and a second wireless connection using a second antenna; and

a session-initiation protocol adapter having an interface for only supporting a session-initiation protocol service between a second handset and the packet network, wherein the interface for the session-initiation protocol service comprises a third wired connection and a third wireless connection using a third antenna, wherein a separate cordless handset base station and a separate wireless router are not needed for the voice-over-internet protocol service over the second wireless connection and the session-initiation protocol service over the third wireless connection, wherein the first handset and the second handset each comprises a voice-over-internet protocol module and a session-initiation protocol module stored in a memory, wherein the gateway comprises a single integrated device with the wide area network interface, the local area network interface, the router, the modem, the voice-over-internet protocol adapter and the session-initiation protocol adapter.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the packet network comprises an Internet protocol network.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the voice-over-internet protocol adapter is for receiving incoming voice-over-internet protocol communications from the packet network through the wide area network interface and for providing the incoming voice-over-internet protocol communications to the first handset.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the voice-over-internet protocol adapter is for receiving outgoing voice-over-internet protocol communications from the first handset and for providing the outgoing voice-over-Internet protocol communications to the packet network through the wide area network interface.

10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the session-initiation protocol adapter is for receiving incoming session-initiation protocol communications from the packet network through the wide area network interface and for providing the incoming session-initiation protocol communications to the second handset.

11. A gateway, comprising:

a first interface to provide communications between a wide area network and a packet network;

a second interface having a first wired connection for a first computer and a first wireless connection using a first antenna to a second computer to provide communications with a local area network;

a modem that is integrated within the gateway and coupled to the first interface to provide communications between the wide area network and the packet network;

a third interface to only support a voice-over-internet protocol service between a first handset and the packet network, wherein the third interface comprise a second wired connection and a second wireless connection using a second antenna;

a fourth interface to only support a session-initiation protocol service between a second handset and the packet network, wherein the fourth interface comprises a third wired connection and a third wireless connection using a third antenna, wherein a separate cordless handset base station and a separate wireless router are not needed for the voice-over-internet protocol service over the second wireless connection and the session-initiation protocol service over the third wireless connection, wherein the first handset and the second handset each comprises a voice-over-internet protocol module and a session-initiation protocol module stored in a memory, wherein the gateway comprises a single integrated device with the first interface, the second interface, the modem, the third interface and the fourth interface; and

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor perform operations, the operations comprising;

routing data traffic between the first interface and the second interface.

12. The gateway of claim 11, wherein the packet network comprises an internet protocol network.

13. The gateway of claim 11, wherein the third interface to support the voice-over-internet protocol service includes:

an interface to receive incoming voice-over-internet protocol communications from the packet network through the first interface and to provide the incoming voice-over-internet protocol communications to the first handset.

14. The gateway of claim 11, wherein the third interface to support the session-initiation protocol communications includes:

an interface to receive incoming session-initiation protocol communications from the packet network through the first interface and to provide the incoming session-initiation protocol communications to the second handset.