Patent ID: 6324167
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: H04J,H04Q

Abstract:
A method of implementing a plurality of communication channels on a single twisted pair telephone connection comprising the steps of:interfacing a first communication device with said telephone connection, said first communication device configured to communicate over said telephone connection on a first channel defined by a first frequency band;interfacing a second communication device with said telephone connection, said second communication device configured to communicate with said telephone connection on a second channel said step of interfacing comprising monitoring the signal power of a second frequency band above said first frequency band and, if the detected signal power is below a predetermined level, then assigning said second channel to said second frequency band, else monitoring the signal power of a third frequency band above said first and second frequency bands and, if the detected signal power is below a predetermined level, then assigning said second channel to said third frequency band; andinterfacing a third communication device with said telephone connection, said third communication device configured to communicate with said telephone connection on a third channel, wherein said first, second, and third communication channels each reside in separate predetermined frequency bands.