Patent ID: 7719704
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A digital telecommunication station operative in a telecommunication network, the network comprising at least two different transmission paths between said telecommunication station and at least one other element in the network, each path comprising a different link between said telecommunication station and the at least one other element in the network, the telecommunication station comprising: at least one detector operative to receive at least two different types of signals, each associated with a different class of quality of service and to distinguish, for each received signal in its entirety, the type of signal to which it belongs; at least one switch controlled by one of said at least one detector, operative to channel signals received in accordance with the distinction made by said at least one detector; a first transmission means operative to transmit received signals along a first one of said at least two different transmission paths, wherein, responsive to the channeling by said at least one switch, signals of at least one other type selected from among said at least two different types of signals and associated with a lower class of quality of service are diverted from the first transmission path; and a second transmission means operative to transmit the diverted signals along a second one of said at least two different transmission paths.