Patent ID: 7688811

Claim:
A communication network operating to support voice and data communication within a premises, said communication network comprising: a plurality of mobile network devices comprising a buffer that stores incoming digital voice information for a first predetermined queuing period before beginning voice reproduction from the stored digital voice information; a stationary network device; a wireless network that is used by each of said plurality of mobile network devices to selectively exchange voice and data packets with others of the plurality of mobile network devices; a hardwired network connected to both said stationary network device and said wireless network; said hardwired network being used to route voice and data packets between said stationary network device and said plurality of mobile network devices which participate via said wireless network; a telephone, connected to said stationary network device, that captures, delivers, receives and reproduces voice in an analog voice stream form; said stationary network device comprising a buffer that stores digital voice information received from said wireless network for a second predetermined queuing period before converting the stored digital voice information into an analog voice stream and delivering the analog voice stream to said telephone, wherein the second predetermined queuing period is determined through examining delays found in test signal routing; and said stationary network device converts analog voice streams received from said telephone into voice packets for delivery via said hardwired and wireless networks to a selected one of said plurality of mobile network devices.