Patent ID: 6041064
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A module for an ATM switch, comprising:a) interface means for receiving telecommunications data, said telecommunications data including voice data and non-voice data;b) voice data processing means coupled to said interface means, said voice data processing means for receiving said voice data, and for processing said voice data and not said non-voice data so as to conduct at least one of echo cancellation on and data encoding of said voice data; andc) adaptation processing means coupled to said voice data processing means and coupled by a bus to said interface means, said adaptation processing means for receiving said non-voice data via said bus, for processing said non-voice data so that said non-voice data conforms to an AAL1-type format, for receiving said voice data from said voice data processing means, and for processing said voice data so that said voice data conforms to an AAL2-type format.