Patent ID: 6975636
Filing Date: 2005-12-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A gateway system for use in a communication network for communicating PCM data with a remote system connected to the communication network, the gateway system comprising: a plurality of voice processing units, each voice processing unit having a unique IP address and preparing compressed data from the PCM data and further converting the compressed data into packets; a HUB in communication with the plurality of voice processing units; and a main processing unit in communication with the plurality of voice processing units and the HUB, the main processing unit having a main IP address for communicating with the remote system, wherein the main processing unit receives the unique IP addresses of the plurality of voice processing units and the packets and converts the packets into a protocol stack for communicating on the communication network and uses the main IP address in lieu of the unique IP addresses of the voice processing units in the protocol stack, the main processing unit comprises: a LAN interface module executed at the main processing unit for receiving the packets and the unique IP addresses from the plurality of voice processing units; a protocol stack reassemble module executed at the main processing unit for converting the packet into the protocol stack; and a router interface module executed at the main processing unit for transmitting the protocol stack to the communication network with the main IP address of the main processing unit.