Patent ID: 8644493
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: connecting a first wire-pair of a cable to a first set of terminals of a splitter wall plate at a wall plate location; connecting a second wire-pair of the cable to a second set of terminals of the splitter wall plate; configuring a first switch of the splitter wall plate to couple a plain old telephone service signal present on the first wire-pair or a voice over Internet protocol signal present at a first jack of the splitter wall plate to the second wire-pair via the second set of terminals; configuring a second switch of the splitter wall plate to disconnect the plain old telephone service signal or the voice over Internet protocol signal from the second set of terminals, and to connect the plain old telephone service signal or the voice over Internet protocol signal to a third set of terminals of the splitter wall plate; coupling the third set of terminals to a first port of an alarm system; and coupling a second port of the alarm system to a fourth set of terminals of the splitter wall plate, the fourth set of terminals being electrically coupled to the second set of terminals.