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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1999
Roy Jaescentt Davis, Rowlett, TX (US);
Hanan Fakhry Fouad, Plano, TX (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A telecommunications system having a controller, a local terminal, and a modem, a switch includes a first buffer having an input and an output. The input of the first buffer is connected to the controller, and the output is connected to the local terminal. The switch includes a second buffer having an input and an output. The input of the second buffer is connected to the controller. The output of the second buffer is connected to the modem. Each of the buffers has an enabled state and a disabled state. The buffers are connected to the local terminal to receive an enable signal. When the first buffer is in the enable state and the second buffer is in the disabled state, the first buffer provides a communication path from the controller to the local terminal. When the first buffer is in the disabled state and the second buffer is in the enabled state, the second buffer provides a communication path from the controller to the modem.