Patent ID: 6407997
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
An Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) communications system for providing telephony service, wherein the ATM communications system comprises;a residential communications hub located at a residence and operational to communicate using an analog telephony format with a plurality of first telephones located in the residce, operational to convert between the analog telephony format and an ATM format, and operational to communicate using an ATM/DSL format; a DSL mux operational to communicate using an ATM/DSL format, operational to convert between the ATM/DSL format and an ATM/broadband format, and operational to communicate using the ATM/broadband format; a telephony hub operational to communicate using the analog telephony format with a plurality of second telephones, operational to convert between the analog telephony format and the ATM/broadband format, and operational to communicate using the ATM/broadband format; an ATM switch operational to communicate using the ATM/broadband format and operational to establish ATM communications paths for the telephone service; first telephone wiring operational to carry the ATM/DSL format and connecting the residential communications hub to the DSL mux; second telephone wiring operational to carry the analog telephony format and connecting the second telephones to the telephony hub; a first broadband connection operational to carry the ATM/broadband format and connecting the DSL mux to the ATM switch; and a second broadband connection operational to carry the ATM/broadband format and connecting the telephony hub to the ATM switch.