Patent ID: 7706359
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An integrated communication system coupled to a digital telecommunications link having voice and data channels, the integrated communication system providing voice and data communications to a plurality of users, comprising: at least a first packet bus coupled to one or more packet-based devices and adapted for transferring packetized data to and from the integrated communication system; one or more time division multiplex (TDM) buses coupled to one or more telephony devices; switching/control logic circuitry internal to the integrated communication system; data routing resources internal to the integrated communication system; and a network interface module, wherein the network interface module couples data to and from a LAN equipment external to the integrated communication system, wherein the LAN equipment external to the integrated communication system is coupled to the first packet bus; wherein packetized data is transferred from a packet-based device via the LAN equipment through the network interface module and coupled to a first set of the data channels of the digital telecommunications link, wherein voice data is selectively coupled via the switching/control logic circuitry to one or more of the voice channels of the digital telecommunications link, wherein packetized data from the one or more TDM buses is coupled to a second set of the data channels of the digital telecommunications link.