System and method for modular premises communication and networking
AssigneeUniden America Corporation
InventorsMatthew P. Emley, Arthur D. Heald
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Abstract
A system includes a base unit, a plurality of connectors disposed in the base unit each operable to couple to a module, and each module operable to couple to at least one terminal unit. The system further includes a host processor residing in the base unit and coupled to a communications network, and a first high speed switch residing in the base unit having a plurality of ports coupled to the plurality of connectors and further coupled to the host processor.
Claims38
A system comprising:
- a base unit;
- a plurality of connectors disposed in the base unit each operable to couple to a module, and each module operable to couple to at least one terminal unit;
- a host processor residing in the base unit and coupled to a communications network;
- and
- a first high speed switch residing in the base unit having a plurality of ports coupled to the plurality of connectors and further coupled to the host processor.
A modular communication and networking system, comprising:
- a base unit;
- a host processor residing in the base unit and coupled to a communications network;
- a plurality of connectors disposed in the base unit each operable to couple to a module, and each module operable to couple to at least one terminal unit;
- and
- a first high speed switch residing in the base unit having a plurality of ports coupled to the plurality of connectors and further coupled to the host processor, the first high speed switch operable to route IP data between the at least one terminal unit and the communications network.
A modular gateway operable to couple a plurality of terminal units and a communications network, comprising:
- a base unit operable to accept and couple to a plurality of modules each having a predetermined functionality, and each module operable to couple to at least one terminal unit;
- a host processor residing in the base unit and coupled to the communications network;
- and
- a first high speed switch residing in the base unit having a plurality of ports coupled to the plurality of connectors and further coupled to the host processor, the first high speed switch operable to route IP voice and data signals between the terminal units and the communications network.
A modular communication and networking system comprising:
- a computer-readable medium having encoded thereon a process to initialize one or more modules coupled to the system, comprising:
- determining whether there is at least one uninitialized module present in the system;
- reading a memory residing in the module and accessing data associated with the module in response to a module being presenting in the system;
- initializing the module in response to the accessed data;
- and
- repeating the above steps until there are no additional uninitialized modules present in the system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.