Inventors:
Dale M. Walsh - Golf IL
Andrew L. Norrell - Nevada City CA
Donald C. Balton - Grayslake IL
Terrel L. Jones - Des Plaines IL
Marc S. Baum - Chicago IL
Robert C. Suffern - Chicago IL
Christopher R. Hansen - Grass Valley CA
Jeffrey E. Herman - Zion IL
Thanh Q. Ngo - Chicago IL
Daniel L. Schoo - Island Lake IL
Gregory Warren Goodknight - Nevada City CA
Assignee:
UT Starcom, Inc. - Alameda CA
International Classification:
H04L 1246
Abstract:
Apparatus and method for enabling bilateral transmission of digital data between a local area network and telephone company networks employing both analog and digital telephone lines. A modem modulates signals responsive to signals from a local area network representing an outgoing call to form digital telephone signals suitable for transmission by a telephone line and suitable for demodulation by receiving analog modems. A circuit switched time division multiplex bus transmits the digital telephone signals to the telephone line. The modem also demodulates incoming digital telephone signals to form digital network bus signals divided into packets. A packet bus transmits the digital network bus signals to a network interface which processes the signals and transmits them to the local area network.