Patent ID: 8619989

Claim:
A method for operating a home wireless router comprising: establishing a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) that supports wireless communications within a WLAN service area; establishing broadband communications via a broadband connection with a VoIP service accumulator within a broadband network, the broadband network connecting the WLAN to the Internet; servicing a plurality of wireless terminals within the WLAN service area, the plurality of wireless terminals including at least one Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) wireless terminal; determining that a VoIP wireless terminal desires VoIP call servicing; determining a WLAN encryption scheme supported by the VoIP wireless terminal; and servicing the VoIP call for the VoIP wireless terminal via the WLAN and the broadband connection, wherein servicing includes: using the WLAN encryption scheme supported by the VoIP wireless terminal to protect the VoIP call as it is wirelessly serviced by the WLAN; and using a broadband encryption scheme supported by the broadband connection to protect the VoIP call as it is serviced by the broadband connection.