Method and system for an ethernet ip telephone chip

A method for communication, the method comprising:

• performing in a single Ethernet IP phone chip:
• receiving data from a network via a first port of an Ethernet switch integrated in said single Ethernet IP phone chip;
• communicating said received data to one or more on-chip interfaces via a second port of said Ethernet switch;
• processing said received data in said on-chip interface such that, in instances that said received data comprises video, said video is suitable for communication to one or more off-chip video processing devices;
• and
• communicating said video to said one or more off-chip video processing device.

A system for communication, the system comprising:

• one or more circuits and/or processors for use in a single Ethernet IP phone chip, said one or more circuits and/or processors comprising an Ethernet switch and being operable to:
• receive data via a first port of said Ethernet switch;
• and
• determine a port of said Ethernet switch via which to forward said data based on characteristics of said data, wherein:
• network data is forwarded off-chip via a second port of said Ethernet switch;
• voice data is forwarded, via a third port of said Ethernet switch, to one or more first on-chip interfaces that process said voice data for conveyance to one or more off-chip audio devices, and
• video data is forwarded, via said third port of said Ethernet switch, to one or more on-chip interfaces that process said video data for conveyance to one or more off-chip video devices.

A system for communication, the system comprising:

• one or more circuits and/or processors for use in a single Ethernet IP phone chip, said one or more circuits and/or processors comprising an Ethernet switch and being operable to:
• receive data from a network via a first port of said Ethernet switch;
• communicate said received data to one or more on-chip interfaces via a second port of said Ethernet switch;
• process said received data in said on-chip interface such that, in instances that said received data comprises video, said video is suitable for communication to one or more off-chip video processing devices;
• and
• communicate said video to said one or more off-chip video processing devices.

A system for communication, the system comprising:

• one or more circuits and/or processors for use in a single Ethernet IP phone chip, said one or more circuits and/or processors comprising one or more on-chip interfaces and an Ethernet switch, said one or more circuits and/or processors being operable to:
• receive video data from one or more off-chip video processing devices via a first of said on-chip interfaces;
• packetize said video data into one or more Ethernet packets;
• and
• communicate said one or more Ethernet packets onto a network link via an Ethernet switch integrated in said single Ethernet IP phone chip.