Patent ID: 7106723

Claim:
A telephony system, comprising: a first voice processing module; a second voice processing module; a host processor coupled to said first and second voice processing modules; and a buffer coupled to said first voice processing module, said second voice processing module, and said host processor; wherein said first voice processing module is adapted to receive first digital voice signals from any one of a first plurality of subscriber lines, to compress said first digital voice signals to generate a first voice packet, and to transfer said first voice packet to said buffer by performing a first DMA transfer; wherein said second voice processing module is adapted to receive second digital voice signals from any one of a second plurality of subscriber lines, to compress said second digital voice signals to generate a second voice packet, and to transfer said second voice packet to said buffer by performing a second DMA transfer; and wherein said host processor is adapted to assemble a packet comprising said first voice packet and said second voice packet and to transmit said assembled packet for delivery over a data network.