JP2904262B2 - Concentrator - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the use of private branch exchanges, and more particularly to the aggregation of communication paths between LANs and exchanges. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is suitable for use in premise integrated wiring.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a plurality of switching equipment and a LAN communication path have been separately set up. In addition, as a technology for integrating the above, IEEE80
It was 2.9.

This device has a 2B + D + P frame and associates a telephone with a LAN communication path. However, since a dedicated frame is used, a dedicated terminal-side branch interface, an interface in the main device, and an exchange module in the main device are required. For this reason, it has become cheaper to wire separately.

[0004] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. Hei 5-83282 and Hei 5-83282 disclose such prior art.
95467 and JP-A-3-102947.

[0005]

A first problem of the prior art is that there is no means for associating the voice and data lines with wiring as they are in the prior art. An 802.9 system was needed.

[0006] The reason is that there has been only a concept of performing multiplex communication using a dedicated frame.

A second problem with the prior art is that communication on the LAN is closed to the LAN and no means for interfacing with a telephone has been provided.

[0008] The reason is that the LAN has collision and data discarding, and the two-way telephone without delay and no garbled voice is LAN.
This is because there was no idea to think beyond that because it could not be realized above.

Therefore, the present invention aims to improve the disadvantages of the prior art and to solve the following problems.

[0010] Means is provided for associating the voice and data lines with wiring as they are in the conventional manner, and the corresponding operation between the telephone and the LAN is provided at low cost.

[0011] Communication over a LAN provides a means of interfacing between voice messages within the LAN and the telephone.

[0012]

The present invention employs the following means to solve the above-mentioned problems.

(1) In a telephone system of a button type or the like for connecting at least one telephone terminal and at least one LAN terminal, a voice switch unit for performing a line switching interface for communication between telephone terminals and communication between LAN terminals are connected. A LAN concentrator, a voice interface for interfacing the voice switch and the LAN concentrator, a LAN interface for interfacing the LAN, a storage for storing voice data exchanged with the LAN interface, and decoding of the stored voice data to analog signals A sampling / decoding unit for sampling an analog signal and converting it into data for an audio data storage unit;
A line concentrator having a decoding unit and a telephone interface for interfacing analog signals to a telephone line, and interfacing or storing interface between audio information on the telephone line and audio information on the LAN.

(2) The line concentrator according to (1), which has at least one public line interface as a telephone system of a button type or the like, and interfaces the audio file unit from the public line interface via an audio switch unit.

(3) The telephone concentrator according to the above (1) or (2), which has a multiplexing unit for multiplexing at least a signal of the LAN concentrator and at least one extension telephone signal as a telephone system of a button system or the like. apparatus.

(4) A header authentication unit, a data modem file unit, and a modulation unit are provided in addition to the voice file unit, and it is determined whether data exchanged with the LAN interface is voice or numerical data. The line concentrator according to the above (1), (2) or (3), wherein the access from the telephone interface is similarly separated.

(5) There is a control unit for managing each of the LAN wiring from the LAN concentrator and the telephone line from the voice switch unit with an identification number corresponding to the wiring, and the correspondence between the LAN wiring and the telephone line in the control unit. (1), (2), and (4), which have a table for performing attachment by the identification number of each line.
The concentrator according to (3) or (4).

It is preferable that the correspondence table has a description of a wiring identification number, a wiring use type, and a related identification number in the correspondence table.

[0019]

The present invention operates as follows.

Communication over a LAN provides a means of interfacing between voice messages within the LAN and the telephone.

A means is provided for associating voice and data lines with wiring as it is in the past, and the correspondence operation between the telephone and the LAN, and the exchange of voice over the telephone and the LA with the same identifier.
Exchange N information.

By utilizing the LAN, which is a conventional wiring facility, as it is, the interlocking operation of voice can be provided at low cost.

[0023]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be sequentially described with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The present invention relates to a concentrator for private communication, such as a key telephone or a LAN concentrator, which is characterized by a conventional LAN and a special system, such as IEEE.
The first telephone terminal 112, the second telephone terminal 114, and the LAN are not used in a time-division multiplexing manner such as E802.9, but are used in association with the same equipment.
The first data terminal 111 and the second data terminal 1
13, a voice switch unit 131 for circuit-switching interface communication between telephone terminals, a LAN concentrator 132 for connecting communication between LAN terminals, and a voice switch unit 131. A LAN interface 141 for interfacing the LAN 156, a storage unit 144 for storing audio data exchanged with the LAN interface 141, and a decoder for decoding the stored audio data into an analog signal. Sampling / decoding section 143 for sampling a signal to produce data for an audio data storage section
And a telephone interface 142 for interfacing the analog signal with the sampling / decoding unit 143 via a telephone line.
And a line concentrator for interfacing or storing interface between voice information on a telephone line and voice information on a LAN.

In this embodiment, when the second telephone terminal 114 calls the first telephone terminal 112, the telephone line 154 and the telephone line 152 are connected.

The second telephone terminal 114 is connected to the telephone line 15
When the voice message is delivered to the third data terminal 121 via the communication line 4, the telephone line 154, the communication path 155, and the communication path 15
6 and the communication path 157 are connected. As an example of saving ordinary conversation data as a computer file, consider a model in which voice transmission from the second telephone terminal 114 is captured by the first data terminal 111. In that case, the telephone line 154 and the communication path 1
55, the communication path 156, and the LAN 151 are connected.

The communication path of the LAN may be exchange of data units or broadcast for all connection wirings.

The audio file unit 140 may provide a storage service instead of the immediate communication.

The key telephone main unit 130 has a LAN
The concentrator 132 may not be provided.

In addition, the key telephone main unit 130 is not limited to a key telephone.

Note that the speaker 1 is connected to the third data terminal 121.
22 and a microphone 123 are connected.

In the second embodiment, the key telephone unit 230 further includes at least one public line interface unit 233, and the public line interface unit 233 interfaces with the audio file unit 240 via the audio switch unit 231. A line concentrator characterized by the above feature.

Third telephone terminal 215 on public line 255
Is the public line interface 233 and the voice switch unit 2
31 and the communication file 256 via the audio file unit 24
Stores own voice as LAN data in storage unit 0
44 or conversely, the information of the storage unit 244 is interfaced to the third telephone terminal 215.

Also, the third
The telephone terminal 215 includes the first data terminal 211, the second data terminal 213, the third data terminal 221, and the first telephone terminal 21.
2 etc. can be accessed.

The third data terminal 221 has a speaker 2
22 and the microphone 223 are connected.

In the third embodiment, at least one LAN concentrator 281 is used as the key telephone main unit 260.
And a multiplexing unit 271 for multiplexing at least one extension telephone signal, and a multiplexing communication device.

It should be noted that the multiplexing unit 271 is provided for the first data terminal 2.
61 and the voice switch unit 28 in the key telephone main unit 260
2 and the first telephone terminal 262 connects to the multiplexing unit 271.

In the fourth embodiment, the audio file unit 14
0, an audio file section 340 having a header authentication section 345, a data / modem file section 346, and a modulation section 347, and a header authentication is performed to determine whether data exchanged with the LAN interface 341 is audio or numerical data. The data is discriminated by the unit 345, separated and stored, and the telephone interface 34
The line concentrator is also characterized in that the access from the device 2 is similarly performed by separate access.

The modulation section 347 performs modem modulation and interfaces so that the sampling / decoding section 343 can handle it as an audio signal.

In the fifth embodiment, a control unit 534 that manages each of the LAN wiring from the LAN concentrating unit 532 and the telephone line from the voice switch unit 531 as shown in Table 1 below by an identification number corresponding to the wiring is provided. 1 in 534 in the control unit
LAN 551, LAN 553, communication path 557, communication path 558, and telephone lines 552 and 5
The telephone line device comprises a line concentrator characterized by having a table for associating the correspondence between the line 54, the public line 555 and the communication line 556 with the identification number of each line.
When you call the LAN 551 from 54, the voice data is LA
N information, and the LAN 551 is connected to the telephone line 552.
If you access from, it will be connected as a normal telephone exchange.

[0042]

[Table 1] From the second data terminal 513, the audio file 54
After the voice file stored in the first telephone terminal 512 is quoted and activated as a telephone message of the first telephone terminal 512,
A service for communicating only a data file such as an image to the first data terminal 511 via 551 is also possible.

When a telephone call is made to the LAN 551 from the telephone line 554, voice data is notified as LAN information, and when the telephone line 552 is accessed from the LAN 551, the call is connected as a normal telephone exchange. After the call message is notified, the voice switch unit 531 is switched to a specific tone pattern of the telephone.
The operation can be shifted to a two-way conversation via the Internet. At this time, using the correspondence in Table 1, the LA of the second data terminal 513 is used.
The call enters the telephone line 554 corresponding to N553.

The speaker 5 is connected to the third data terminal 521.
22 and the microphone 523 are connected.

In addition to this, it is also possible to confirm each other's LAN information while having a two-way conversation and make a meeting including screen information.

In the exchange during the call, voice can be stored in the voice storage unit and LAN data can be stored in the data / modem file unit with relative time correspondence. This can be transferred or received by a third party as it is, and the third party can perform the judgment work.

[0047]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention has the following advantages.

The first effect is an interlocking call between the LAN and the telephone. This provides operator savings and automatic access by computer.

The reason for this is that a telephone call can be made by transmitting a voice file part according to a computer instruction.

The second effect is the provision of interoperability between telephone messages and LAN information.

The reason is that it can be realized by an interface using a voice file section.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of Embodiment 5 of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 111 First data terminal 112 First telephone terminal 113 Second data terminal 114 Second telephone terminal 121 Third data terminal 122 Speaker 123 Microphone 130 Button telephone main unit 131 Voice switch unit 132 LAN concentrator 140 Voice file unit 141 LAN interface 142 Telephone interface 143 Sampling / decoding unit 144 Storage unit 151 LAN 152 Telephone line 153 LAN 154 Telephone line 155 Communication path 156 Communication path 157 Communication path 211 First data terminal 212 First telephone terminal 213 Second data terminal 214 Second telephone terminal 215 Third telephone terminal 221 Third data terminal 222 Speaker 223 Microphone 230 Button telephone main unit 231 Voice switch unit 232 LAN concentrator 233 Public line interface 240 Voice File unit 241 LAN interface 242 Telephone interface 243 Sampling / decoding unit 244 Storage unit 251 LAN 252 Telephone line 253 LAN 254 Telephone line 255 Public line 256 Communication path 257 Communication path 258 Communication path 260 Button telephone main unit 261 First data terminal 262 First 1 telephone terminal 271 multiplexing unit 281 LAN concentrating unit 282 voice switch unit 321 LAN 322 telephone line 340 audio file unit 341 LAN interface 342 telephone interface 343 sampling / decoding unit 344 storage unit 345 header authentication unit 346 data / modem file unit 347 modulation unit 511 first data terminal 512 first telephone terminal 513 second data terminal 514 second telephone terminal 515 third telephone terminal 521 third data Terminal 522 Speaker 523 Microphone 530 Button telephone main unit 531 Voice switch unit 532 LAN concentrator 533 Public line interface 534 Control unit 540 Audio file unit 541 LAN interface 542 Phone interface 543 Sampling / decoding unit 544 Storage unit 551 LAN 552 Phone line 553 LAN 554 Telephone line 555 Public line 556 Communication path 557 Communication path 558 Communication path

Continuation of the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) H04M 3/00 H04M 3/16-3/20 H04M 3/38-3/58 H04M 11/00-11/10 H04Q 3 / 58-3/62 H04L 12/00-12/26

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A telephone device for connecting at least one telephone terminal and at least one LAN terminal, comprising: a voice switch unit for performing a circuit switching interface for communication between telephone terminals; a LAN concentrator unit for connecting communication between LAN terminals; LA that interfaces with LAN as an audio file unit that interfaces between the audio switch unit and the LAN concentrator
A storage unit for storing audio data exchanged with the N interface and the LAN interface; a sampling / decoding unit for decoding the stored audio data into an analog signal or sampling the analog signal to generate data for the audio data storage unit; A decoding unit and a telephone interface for interfacing an analog signal to a telephone line; an interface or a storage interface for voice information on the telephone line and voice information on a LAN; a header authentication unit and a data modem in a voice file unit It has a file section and a modulation section, determines whether the data exchanged with the LAN interface is voice or numerical data, separates and stores the data, and also performs separate access for access from the telephone interface. Telephone from voice switch A control unit that manages each of the lines with an identification number corresponding to the wiring, and a table in the control unit for associating the LAN wiring with the telephone line with the identification number of each line; Concentrator.