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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2000
Arthur Simon Waller, Basingstoke, GB;
Anthony David Shaw, Basingstoke, GB;
Sony United Kingdom Limited, Weybridge, GB;
Abstract
A network terminator for connection to a digital broadcast system, the network terminator including a front end for receiving downstream data packets and having a Medium Access Control unit for transmitting upstream data, a processor having at least one data interface, the processor distinguishing data protocols so as to route appropriate received data packets to said data interface and having an ATM segmentation unit for preparing ATM cells for transmission by the front end, and a telephony unit for connection to at least one analog telephone line and for converting analogue speech signals to/from digital packets, wherein the processor routes appropriate received data packets to the telephony unit and prepares ATM cells from digital packets from the telephony unit for transmission by the front end.