Abstract: At least one voice server uses a voice protocol requiring both a server component and a client component. At least one client device lacks the client component. The at least one client device is located in a premises remote from the voice server. A translator device is located in the premises, and a video content network, configured for communication in accordance with the voice protocol, interconnects the voice server and the translator device. A premises network interconnects the translator device and the at least one client device. The premises network is configured in accordance with a premises network protocol. The translator is provided with the client component of the voice protocol and is configured to translate between the voice protocol and the premises network protocol. In some instances, the voice server is a voice mail server and the voice protocol is a voice mail protocol. In other cases, the voice server is a session initiation protocol (SIP) server and the voice protocol is SIP.

Abstract: A method of addressing IoT device and applying such for IoT connection adopts a design of global IoT addresses with a hierarchical structure and installs a virtual communication protocol into a physical communication protocol equivalent to the position of an application layer (Layer 7) of an OSI model, so that the virtual communication protocol is operated with the physical communication protocol online to allow two IoT devices with different physical communication protocols to communicate and transmit control commands with each other on an IOT with a hierarchical tree structure and achieve the communication between IoT devices in a quick and low-cost manner.