Patent ID: 7953071

Claim:
A device for connecting an analog signal unit to a digital data network that is operative for carrying Internet Protocol (IP) based digital data signals, the digital data signals being derived from analog signals in compressed form, the digital data network being based on wiring, the device comprising: a first connector for connecting the device to the wiring; a digital communication equipment unit coupled to said first connector for transmitting IP based digital data signals to, and receiving IP based digital data signals from, the wiring via said first connector; a second connector for connecting to the analog signal unit for coupling analog signals to or from the analog signal unit; an adapter coupled to said second connector for converting between digital signals and corresponding uncompressed analog signals; a processor coupled between said adapter and said digital equipment communication unit, the processor being operative for converting between digital data signals derived from analog signals in compressed form and digital data signals representing the same analog signals in uncompressed form; and a single enclosure housing said first and second connectors, said digital communication equipment unit, said adapter and said processor.