Patent ID: 6377571
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
In a system including a plurality of local clients coupled to a remote client, the plurality of local clients being coupled to a packet processor, the packet processor further being coupled to a remote line server via a first network, the remote line server being further coupled to the remote client via a second point-to-point network, a call-setup method implemented on the packet processor for providing dial-out capability for each of the plurality of local clients to the remote client, the call-setup method comprising the steps of:detecting data packets from one of the plurality of local clients, where the detected data packets include a dial-out phone number of the remote client; opening a first point-to-point connection to the remote line server via the first network; passing the dial-out phone number to the remote line server to cause the remote line server to establish a second point-to-point connection to the remote client via the second point-to-point network; and transferring data packets from the one of the plurality of local clients through the first point-to-point connection and the second point-to-point connection to the remote client.