Patent ID: 6917681

Claim:
A method comprising the steps of: (a) providing an electrical energy utilization device, which is operative to generate electrical signals for distribution to a plurality of circuits coupled thereto, wherein loading of said electrical energy utilization device depends upon the number of circuits in use and the load of each circuit to which an electrical signal is supplied; (b) converting a voltage, supplied by a wireline that conveys communication signals to and from and is remotely powered by a communication facility, to an isolating voltage that charges an energy storage device coupled to said electrical energy utilization device; and (c) using electrical energy stored in said energy storage device in step (b) to deliver peak power required for said electrical energy utilization device to generate said electrical signals for plural ones of said circuits without exceeding the maximum power available from said wireline, and wherein said electrical energy utilization device comprises a ring generator, said electrical signal comprises a ringing voltage signal, and said circuits include subscriber line circuits, and wherein step (c) includes decoupling, from said wireline, low frequency ripple noise associated with said operation of said ring generator, so as not to interfere with digital telecommunication signals being conveyed over said wireline during remote powering thereof.