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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2002
Rafi Rabipour, Côte S-Luc, CA;
David Brombal, Plano, TX (US);
Chung Cheung C. Chu, Brossard, CA;
Nortel Networks Limited, St-Laurent, Quebec, CA;
Abstract
A communication apparatus having a communication interface for communicating with a first remote entity, the first remote entity including a decoder capable of decoding data encoded according to a first encoding format. The communication apparatus includes a control entity operative to detect an attempt by a second remote entity to establish a TFO connection with the communication apparatus via the communication interface, for sending to the first remote entity, via the communication apparatus data encoded according to a second encoding format, different from the first encoding format, where the decoder at the first remote entity is incompatible with data encoded according to the second encoding format. When the control entity detects such an attempt, it enables a converter to convert data encoded according to the second encoding format received from the second remote entity into data encoded according to the first encoded format, and sends the data encoded according to the first encoded format to the first remote entity via the communication interface.