Patent ID: 8005069
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A flexible residential gateway apparatus providing access to an external communications network, and providing communications with an in home network, the flexible residential gateway comprising: at least one voice over Internet protocol (IP) (VoIP) processor for providing at least one VoIP service to the in home network through at least one telephone line, and processing VoIP signals communicated with the in home network; at least one VoIP coupler connecting VoIP signals between at least one VoIP processor and at least one telephone line, wherein the VoIP coupler is to provide a battery feed voltage and ring voltages supporting telephone operation for at least one telephone line; an xDSL (“x” variety of Digital Subscriber Line) processor for providing access to the external communications network through one of the telephone lines, and processing xDSL signals communicated with the connected external communications network; a HomePNA (Home PhoneLine Networking Alliance) processor for providing HomePNA communications with the in home network through at least one telephone line, and processing HomePNA signals communicated with the connected in home network; and a switch controller to disconnect the battery feed voltage and the ring voltages from at least one telephone line if plain old telephone service (POTS) signals are detected on at least one telephone line, wherein the switch controller is further to disconnect the HomePNA processor from at least one telephone line if VDSL (Very high speed Digital Subscriber Line) signals that interfere with the HomePNA signals are present on at least one telephone line.