Abstract: A method of diverting a hunting function of a PSTN central office switch is provided. The method diverts a hunting function in the event a channel within a hunting group is available but a call can not be completed. The method comprises detecting a status of a plurality of user channels to determine whether all user channels associated with the hunting group are in use and providing a hunting diversion message to the PSTN central office switch in response to determining that all user channels associated with the hunting group are in use. The method also comprises detecting at least one user channel associated with the hunting group is available for an inbound call and providing a hunting enable message to the PSTN central office switch in response to determining that at least one user channel associated with the hunting group is available for an inbound call.

Abstract: A network access module interconnects a stand alone multi-media terminal adapter with a network controller of a frame switched network. The network access module comprises a frame switched network interface coupled to the frame switched network for communicating with the network controller. The network access module further comprises a communication link interface for communicating with the stand alone-multi media terminal adapter. A service flow module is coupled to the frame switched network interface and coupled to the communication link interface. The service flow module receives a plurality of frames of IP traffic from the multi-media terminal adapter and sorts the frames such that each frame is delivered to the frame switched network interface at a time that corresponds to a time division logical channel which corresponds to the frame. A QoS module is coupled to the service flow module and coupled to communication link interface.

Abstract: A method of diverting a hunting function of a PSTN central office switch is provided. The method diverts a hunting function in the event a channel within a hunting group is available but a call can not be completed. The method comprises detecting a status of a plurality of user channels to determine whether all user channels associated with the hunting group are in use and providing a hunting diversion message to the PSTN central office switch in response to determining that all user channels associated with the hunting group are in use. The method also comprises detecting at least one user channel associated with the hunting group is available for an inbound call and providing a hunting enable message to the PSTN central office switch in response to determining that at least one user channel associated with the hunting group is available for an inbound call.

Abstract: A stand-alone multi-media terminal adapter controls a dynamic quality of service management system of a broad band network access module. The multi-media terminal adapter provides the dynamic quality of service management system with instructions to reserve, commit, and release time division logical channels on a broad band network as well as discrimination identification to be used by the network access module for identifying IP traffic that corresponds to a time division logical channel. The multi-media terminal adapter receives acknowledgement of a time division logical channel that comprises identification of a frame frequency and a frame size. The multi-media terminal adapter encapsulates compressed digital audio data representing a VoIP session into IP frames with a frame size, frame frequency, and discrimination identification that corresponds to the time division logical channel.

Abstract: A network access module interconnects a stand alone multi-media terminal adapter with a network controller of a frame switched network. The network access module comprises a frame switched network interface coupled to the frame switched network for communicating with the network controller. The network access module further comprises a communication link interface for communicating with the stand alone-multi media terminal adapter. A service flow module is coupled to the frame switched network interface and coupled to the communication link interface. The service flow module receives a plurality of frames of IP traffic from the multi-media terminal adapter and sorts the frames such that each frame is delivered to the frame switched network interface at a time that corresponds to a time division logical channel which corresponds to the frame. A QoS module is coupled to the service flow module and coupled to communication link interface.