MXPA98010426A - Communications webs for pstn subscribers - Google Patents

Abstract

Systems for connecting telecommunications infrastructure lines (640) to telephones, handsets (300), computers (200), telecopy machines (400) and other end user interfaces or consumer electronics devices in a residence or business. Systems according to the present invention include Network Control Units (100) which form the center of a star topology and which communicate via RF link with Wireless Access Units (200) and handsets (300). Wireless Access Units feature an interface, such as, for example, a standard telephone jack, for accommodating a telephone, a fax machine (400), a compute modem or other device. Computers or other devices may also be accommodated by Wireless Access Units having other physical and virtual interfaces, including, for instance, serial ports (200) or network interfaces. The Wireless Access Units may also be digital to accommodate ISDN or any other digital standard. Wireless control/monitoring accessories may also be employed to communicate with the Network Control Unit (100) and provide additional functionality such as entrance monitoring, baby monitoring, HVAC control and other services.

Description

COMMUNICATIONS TRACKS FOR PSTN SUBSCRIBERS FIELD OF THE INVENTION This document is a partial continuation of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08 / 709,597 filed September 9, 1996 and entitled "Home Personal Communications System", from the inventors Snelling, Mclntosh and Tucker. , which is in turn a continuation of U.S. Patent No. 5,555,258 issued September 10, 1996, and which has the same inventors, both the application and the patent are incorporated herein as if they were fully disclosed. at the moment.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The demand for access to voice and data communications in the public switched telephone network ("PSTN") is growing exponentially. Not only is the subscriber base the one that expands logarithmically but, even more significantly, individual subscribers are starting to require more than one connection and often multiple connections. In addition to cell phones, radiolocators and other mobile devices, home-based connectivity is a significant factor in this exponential growth of P1675 / 98MX the PSTN. In fact, subscribers have begun, in recent times and in a significant volume, to require or request second and third connections, such as, for example, connectivity to the global information infrastructure (the so-called "internet"), communications by facsimile and data and lines for children. Although it is conventional for a household to have normal telephone devices in several rooms, supported by one line and perhaps a computer supported by another line, the days of "basic telephone service" or standard "POTS" are being overshadowed by the demand for connections with sufficient capacity to support graphics, video, applications and interactive devices and the so-called "push or displacement technology". For example, in 1995, the Regional Telephone Operating Companies (Regional Bell Operating Companies or RBOC's) began to transport more data than voice communications. In accordance with this, not only the subscribers are using more. lines; The nature of the connection is also changing. The speed of change will increase only with time. The increase in demand for residential subscriber connections and the ever-changing nature of these connections as new P1675 / 98MX standards for new and different services, face a serious physical obstacle: the permanent and physically limited nature of the residential wired installation. The twisted pair is a small pipe. Standards such as ADSL help to break through these physically imposed limitations by providing multiple channels on a single line and by dividing analog and digital channels at the client's demarcation point in a way that allows digital signals to be delivered to a computer close Norms have also been developed, such as the 100-base-T, to squeeze out the performance of the twisted pair lines installed, but there will always be limits dictated by the unshielded nature of that medium. In any case, some means or line of physical wiring, present or future, will suffer electrical limitations and in this way, transport limitations due to the properties and physical characteristics of the wired line, coaxial cable, fiber or other means. Therefore, connectivity in the home would be beneficial to avoid these physically imposed pipeline restrictions. Inevitably, subscribers will require an ever-growing array of computers and other electronic devices connected throughout the house. These devices will include not only those with a P1675 / 98MX similar nature to computers or televisions that require a large data pipeline to support graphics content, video and audio. These can also be any electronic device that one wishes to access remotely, many of which will require, for example, their own infrastructure with new standards of consumer electronics and interactive requirements. For example, it is estimated that the anticipated 128-bit internet protocol address format will support each focus of the world, each with its own IP address. The residential or domestic connectivity must, in accordance with this, take into account not only the magnitude and the nature of the demand for additional capacity imposed by each new device but also, the increase in the volume of the new devices with which inevitably Subscribers will inhabit their homes and small businesses. Currently, most homes are characterized only by twisted pair wiring in the walls. Still, at the time of writing this, this installation is often insufficient for the requirements imposed by certain conventional computer equipment to be installed in homes. Re-installing additional lines throughout the house, whether these are the current twisted pair or perhaps the standard coaxial cable, P1675 / 98MX is problematic and quite expensive, as well as very discouraging, since it restricts the demand for an increase er. the residential bandwidth. However, as time goes on and the rate of technological change increases, subscribers may find that they would need to change the electrical installation every certain number of years, in order to be able to accept the changing standards and the need for a pipeline. always bigger distribution. Although fiber facilities could theoretically provide a solution; cost considerations dismiss them as a solution. practice for most households and small businesses. These factors create the need for connectivity in the home between the PSTN client demarcation point and an ever-increasing array and volume of telephones, fax machines, bandwidth-intensive devices, such as computers and televisions and any other device that can connect to the PST0 or that present an IP address. This connectivity should be sufficient not only for the present, it should alleviate the need to change the domestic installation so that there is the capacity to admit the new changes. It must support new devices, formats, protocols and standards, regardless of whether they are analog or digital.

P1675 / 98MX It must have a flexible and modular design so that it can support a set of needs and preferences of great amplitude, always changing and always in development among the base of subscribers. You can not afford to be restricted by the inherent physical limitations imposed on residential installations of wireline, coaxial cable, fiber or other physical nature. It should even be a reasonable price solution to avoid imposing a constraint on the growth and evolution of the telecommunications distribution infrastructure.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The systems in accordance with the present invention have a Network Control Unit or Frame Control Unit ("NCU"), which interconnects with any desired number of PSTN connections. Where the connections are analog, an Interface or Interconnection of Network in the NCU digitalizes the signals and makes them compatible in some way to supply them to a cross-connection switch, which can be internal. The switch can be programmed at home or remotely to efficiently connect signals from each PSTN connection through radio frequency links and in a way that preserves the frequency spectrum with any P1S75 / 98MX number and combination of wireless plugs or sockets or Wireless Access Units. These Wireless Access Units accompany and connect to telephones, computers, fax machines and other electronic devices of the subscriber in your home or small business. Therefore, subscribers can configure their communication frames to have the ability to support their own communications needs when programming the switch based on the number and nature of their PSTN connections, their phones, computers, fax machines and other devices. current and future and your personal preferences about, for example, what lines should sound and where they should connect within the home. The headphones and / or the Wireless Access Units or the wireless sockets or jacks used in the communications frames of the present invention may comprise relatively simple and inexpensive electronic systems for receiving and processing the signals based on radio frequency links and connecting them to the Subscriber's team The headphones include a transceiver, multiplex / demiplex circuits, analog / digital conversion circuits such as so-called "code" and control circuitry with a combination of, for example, microphone and hearing aid for voice communications and, perhaps, a plug or socket for communications of P1675 / 98MX data. The Wireless Access Units contain circuitry similar to telephone apparatus in analog environments plus additional circuitry, to supply the signal to a standard interface such as, for example, an RJ-11 plug. These Wireless Access Units may be available, in accordance with the invention, to be able to support any standard physical and electrical interface, such as, the Wireless Access Units for the ISDN interfaces and any other desired digital services. When a subscriber decides to connect a new computer to the PSTN via an ISDN line, for example, the subscriber can simply buy a new and relatively inexpensive Digital Wireless Access Unit with RS 232 port, connect that unit to the computer, reprogram the Unit. Network control to connect the new ISDN connection and the new Wireless Access Unit and, in this way, be connected by an efficient RF link instead of needing to call a contractor to wall the walls. In the home, PSTN connections can therefore end up in a Network Control Unit that can be physically small and innocuous looking, perhaps placed on a table or counter or mounted on a wall and, if desired, P1675 / 98 X coupled to a nearby electrical outlet or contact and to a controller, such as a personal computer or other interface if the user wishes to control others through interfaces or interconnections in the same Network Control Unit. The unit can present a short or stump antenna, a flat antenna enclosed or another desired antenna. At home, any device that is desired to be connected to the PSTN can be connected to the Wireless Access Unit or it can contain its own Wireless Access Unit, which can be battery operated and connected to the NCU via the RF link. No additional physical means needs to be installed. The present invention, in accordance with the above, enables wireless, efficient, flexible and modular connectivity between any desired device and the PSTN (or other telecommunications infrastructure) in the home or small business. The same Network Control Unit can have a modular design so that it can accept several circuit cards of different standards and changing and developing protocols. Multiple NCUs can be used or the functions of multiple NCUs can be incorporated into a unit, in order to support the objectives such as, for example, diversity, capacity transfer and additional capacity. The new Wireless Access Units P1675 / 98MX can be acquired for any particular device desired by a particular subscriber and the subscriber can upgrade to the system with new circuit cards and new Wireless Access Units and perhaps, new telephone sets, as time passes and rules and regulations change. new devices and services are developed. The Network Control Unit can be programmed by the subscriber using an interface in the unit. It can be connected via a network link or PSTN to a remote programming source, either for subscriber control or controlled by a service department. This programming of the Network Control Unit and other controls and signaling may occur through connectivity to the signaling and control infrastructure of the PSTN, including the so-called "Advanced Intelligence Networks". In accordance with the foregoing, it is an object of the present invention to provide a flexible and modular system that provides connectivity between the PSTN and other telecommunications infrastructure and any desired electronic devices with which the subscriber wishes to connect, via an RF link. A further object of the present invention is to provide commercial wireless connectivity and P1675 / 98MX residential between the PSTN and computers, telephone sets and other devices, which eliminates the need to change commercial and residential electrical installations, in order to admit new standards and services. A further object of the present invention is to provide RF-based connectivity between any number of PSTN lines and any number of currently existing or future electronic devices in a modular and flexible form. Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the rest of this document.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a schematic view of a home presenting a modality of a system in accordance with the present invention. Figure 2 is a schematic representation, very simplified, of a Multiple Access Table by Time Division ("TDMA") having eight slots that support four bidirectional channels in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3A is a high-level functional block diagram of a Network Control Unit.

P1675 / 98MX according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3B is a schematic diagram, at a level lower than that of Figure 3A, of a Network Control Unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention in which four coders / decoders or "codee1 s" are used in connection with four analog POTS lines. Figure 3C is a block diagram operates from a single code that can support the four lines, for example, shown in Figure 3B as an alternative design to purely analog POTS lines. Figure 4 is a functional block diagram of a modality of a telephone apparatus in accordance with the present invention. Figure 5 is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of a Wireless Access Unit in accordance with the present invention. Figure 6 is a functional block diagram of a Network Control Unit that is adapted to support the ISDN standard, alone or together with other analog PSTN connections. Figure 7 is a functional block diagram of a Network Control Unit, in accordance with the present invention adapted to support three analog PSTN connections and one digital.

P1675 / 98MX Figure 8 is a functional block diagram of a modality of a Digital Wireless Access Unit in accordance with the present invention. Figures 9A and 9B are functional block diagrams as a modality of switching / processing circuitry contained in a one-way mode.

Wireless Access Unit or telephone apparatus in accordance with the present invention. Figure 10 is a high-level functional block diagram of the transceiver circuitry that can be used in the present invention, if desired. Figure HA is a simplified flow chart illustrating a configuration sequence of the Network Control Unit of Figure 3. Figure 11B is a table showing the configuration of the Network Control Unit of Figure 3 that results of the configuration sequence shown in Figure HA. Figure 12 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of a communications frame in accordance with the present invention, in accordance with Example 1 discussed below. Figure 13 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of another communication frame, in accordance with the present invention and in accordance with P1675 / 98MX Example 2 discussed later.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED MODALITIES Figure 1 is the hypothetical floor plan outline of a residence or company that contains a simple mode of a communications frame in accordance with the present invention. The ground plan shows a Network Control Unit or "NCU" 100 that ends in four POTS lines of the telephone exchange or connections designated "COI" to "C04". In other modalities different from the particular modality shown in Figure 1, other different connections may be present in the so-called "local loop or circuit". These can also be presented in any medium, including: wireline, coaxial cable, fiber, terrestrial radio frequency link, satellite link. Each connection can supply any number and type of communication channels, including analog or digital, in accordance with any current or future standard format or protocol. The connections may also originate in signals or contain signals carried by the infrastructure or telecommunication networks other than the PSTN, whether switched or non-switched, switched based on circuits, switched based on packets or in some other way. However, for convenience to P1675 / 98MX the disclosure of the structure and operation of the communication frames in accordance with the present invention, reference will be made to the PSTN but in a non-limiting manner. Several Wireless Access Units or wireless sockets ("AUs"), 201-203, can be found in the floor plan, linked to the NCU by an RF link. Additionally, several telephone sets and conventional telephones, 300-304, regardless of whether they are portable or connected to a WAU, can also be found in the floor plan. Other electronic devices may be included, such as a fax 400; in Figure 1 it is shown that the fax 400 is connected to a WAU 202. Any number of connections can terminate in one or more NCUs for a particular location, in accordance with the present invention. Similarly, the WAUs in accordance with the present invention, which may be linked with an RF link to one or more NCUs for a particular location, may be adapted to support any electronic telecommunications device or any other standard, format or telecommunications protocol required, either analogue or digital and can be manufactured and sold individually cor. that purpose to make the communication frames in accordance with the present invention be of nature P1S75 / 98MX modular with a mix of components to suit every taste and reasonable preference. A WAU can be connected with, for example, a "telephone", such as a telephone instrument 300 of Figure 1, a conventional modem, directly to a personal computer via the ISDN WAU, with a fax machine via the fax WAU or , to any other desired electronic device. In accordance with the present invention, various WAUs and telephone sets may be used to support any particular combination of electronic devices that the subscriber wishes to have connected to the PSTN. Figure 1 is simply a hypothetical floor plan in order to provide a certain topological perspective with respect to the NCUs, WAUs, telephone sets and other electronic devices as used in the communication frames of the present invention.

NETWORK CONTROL UNIT FIGS. 3A to 3C show, in a functional block diagram format, modes and portions of Network Control Units ("NCU's") embodiments, in accordance with the present invention. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the NCU 100 includes interface or interconnection circuitry for P1675 / 98MX interconnect with the PSTN or with other lines or connections of a switch or other component of the PSTN or other infrastructure or telecommunications transport network, regardless of whether it is analogue or digital. This circuitry, called "network interface or interconnection" 650, as shown in Figure 3A, is coupled with the switching circuitry (and, if desired, bridging or linking and accessory) as shown by the number 660 of Figure 3A. This discussion considers the signals in the "downstream" direction or from PSTN to NCU to WAU, of which the corresponding signal flow in the opposite direction is evident. The Cross Connection / Bridge or Conference Link / Accessory Block ("CAB") components couple the signals of the • interface or network interconnection corresponding to the input lines, in a predetermined and programmable manner, with an additional function , if desired, with the circuitry downstream for the eventual transmission of RF to the WAU's and telephone devices. The switching and bridging or linking components of the CAB are the portion of the Network Control Unit that allow the user to designate remotely or locally by programming the NCU, which of its telephone instruments, computers, fax machines and other devices are going to connect with the various P1675 / 98MX PSTN lines at particular times or hours of the day or in particular conditions. If desired, the bridging or link and accessory circuits or both may be omitted, so that the CAB only performs the switching function. The signals that will be appropriately switched in the CAB according to the devices designated by the user, are then supplied to the "radio multiplex engine" of the NCU's as shown in Figure 3A with the number 670. The RME multiplexes the signals, for example, by multiplex access by time division or in accordance with any desired format, in a predetermined number of channels for the conservation of the bandwidth and the RF frequency. The multiplexed signals are supplied to the radio transceiver or radio transceiver 680, wherein the signals can be conditioned, multiplexed again in accordance with some desired format and modulated on an appropriate RF carrier or carriers in a programmable form or in some other way as desired for transmission to the WAU's 200, 300 telephone sets and other devices, if desired. In the same module in any desired combination of modules or circuits, multiplexing, modulation and other processing may occur in order to make the signals at the output of the CAB be P1675 / 98MX compatible for RF transmission. An NCU 690 controller connects to all circuits in the NCU and can be programmed through the user interface of the NCU, by a computer coupled to the controller or to other portions of the NCU or remotely over one of the incoming 640 lines. The controller 690 itself may be connected in a network with the PSTN or with another signaling and control network of the telecommunications infrastructure, such as for remote or partially remote control by means of advanced intelligence networks or other signaling and control networks. In more detail, the network interface or interconnection 650 of the NCU may have a modular design and contain the circuits that are connected to the public switched telephone network to support various means, including twisted pair, coaxial cable, fiber and wireless and in various modes, including analog, digital or hybrid. An interface or network interconnection can be modular and portions can be implemented for all lines in a means of integrated circuitry of specific applications ("ASIC") to support analog circuits or services that require, among others, interfaces, the ISN, Tl, CATV / COAX, ATM micro-ATM, AMPS, N-AMPS, digital cellular TDMA, CDMA P1675 / 98MX digital cellular, analog or digital SMR (Nextel), PCS, LEO satellite, geosynchronous satellite, internet protocol or any other present or future form of wireless or wired local circuit or loop or other telecommunications infrastructure service. As shown in Figure 3B, the network interconnection of a system in accordance with the present invention that supports four POTS lines, could take the form of a quad arrangement of independent 690 direct access fix ("DAA") circuits, wherein each has a transformer, an insulator and the appropriate line protection circuitry as required, two to four hybrid wires 700 and a code "10". The interface or network interconnection circuitry is adapted in accordance with the above for the isolation, impedance equalization, line protection, conversion medium (two wires to four wires) and appropriate analog to digital / digital to analog conversion in order for its output signal 720 to be coupled to the CAB 660 (the functions in the POTS versions of the 690 direct access array circuits comprise conventional components and are implemented in conv. Figure 3C shows an alternative arrangement of an interface or network interconnection adapted to support P1675 / 98MX four lines POTS. In this way, the line conditioning circuitry, which may include hybrids 700 and other cross-coupling components with a single code 710, instead of requiring that a code be used for each line 640. The interface output or interconnection of The network can be a main distribution line or bus 730 instead of individual outputs coupled to CAB 660, in order to couple the network interface or interconnection 650 to CAB 660, by means of a connection multiplexed by physical simplicity and logical implementation. For the ISDN, the network interface may be the so-called "U interface or interconnection" and the associated four-level dibit modem circuitry. Other digital services require a specially adapted network interface to interconnect with a particular medium, format and protocol. For some of the wireless local circuits or loops or so-called fixed wireless services, including via satellite, the network interface or interconnection may be a wireless modem that includes a radio receiver or radio transceivers and the appropriate modulation / demodulation, encoding and decoding circuitry. When the network interface is a wireless modem / radio transceiver, the NCU 100 functions as a radio transponder or relay unit, which is P1675 / 98MX communicates with the PSTN by a wireless protocol and with the WAUs 200, the telephone sets 300 and with other components of the systems in accordance with the present invention, by the same protocols or perhaps, with different protocols. This aspect of the invention may be counterintuitive: if the connection to the PSTN is wireless, one approach is to simply connect directly to any location in the location, instead of retransmitting the signals through the NCU 100. However, in the compliance systems, with the present invention focused on a problem, this approach will be present, because the radio transceivers that are interconnected with the PSTN should normally comply with the elaborate air interface or interconnection standards that have a frequency control accurate, well-defined RF bandwidth, superior transmission power (to support the greatest distance to a PCS antenna or cell tower), better receiver sensitivity, higher battery consumption and shorter battery life and an increase in complexity and in cost. However, a telephone set 300 or a WAU 200, according to the present invention, is ur. rather simpler and less expensive device that only needs to admit the less restrictive internal air interconnection standards of the present invention P167S / 98MX but which nonetheless retains the functionality to provide the quality and reliability of a cable connected indoor / outdoor service that is economical, compact, lightweight, flexible and is manufactured and sold, if desired, customized on specific devices, such as fax machines or with various digital standards that may not be used by each subscriber. The input connections with the network interface or interconnect 650 could be physically separated twisted pairs as in the case of the analog POTS lines, where each line of the PSTN terminates by an independent twisted pair; alternatively, each input circuit can be multiplexed into a single pair, such as two digital circuits provided by a conventional ISDN line at basic speed (2B + D). A micro-ATM fiber connection of 6 megabits per second could provide digital voice, MPEG-2 digital video service and other services over a single optical fiber, which could be demultiplexed (multiplexed for the output or upstream information ) in the interface or -interconnection of network and the input lines could be virtual. That is, additional lines could be allocated based on what is needed and loaded in accordance with this. For example, a subscriber can P1675 / 98MX have a connection to a line of 10:00 p.m. at 7:00 a.m., two lines from 7:00 a.m. at 9:00 a.m. and four lines from 9:00 a.m. at 7:00 p.m. and be billed in accordance with partial use. As discussed below, the CAB 660 can be programmed to accept changes in the PSTN connections in real time, in order to distribute the bandwidth and services as desired, between several WAUs 200, telephone sets 300 and the others end user interface devices. The NCU 100 may be able to route calls or sessions through the global information infrastructure, whether compressed or not (such as, for example, using elemmedia compression or other compression). An NCU 100 currently adapted for this purpose, can employ the function of the NetPhone brand, as an example of a suitable function currently available. The successors will be equally suitable.

CROSS CONNECTION SWITCH / BRIDGE or CONFERENCE LINK / ACCESSORY BLOCKS The Cross Connection / Bridge or Conference / Block Link. Accessories ("CAB's"), in accordance with the present invention can be, electronically or virtually, a switch nxm that is programmed to interconnect any input signal P1S75 / 98MX 720 from the network interface or interconnection 650 (regardless of whether it is physical, virtual, multiplexed or wireless) with several signals or output interfaces that correspond to communication channels, in accordance with a topology, or with combinations of telephone sets, telephones, fax machines, computers or other devices served by the WAU's 200 and / or the telephone sets 300 of the present invention, in accordance with another topology. The CAB 660 can, but does not need, to simply include the function of bridging or establishing conferences with these same circuits and / or with the remote devices, thus eliminating the need for additional processing of the signals other than the CAB 660. A CAB it can additionally contain a variety of decoders, generators, synthesizers and other circuits as desired. The CAB 660 is preferably coupled to a local control processor and / or to an external computer and / or to a network or server, if desired. The external connection can be directly via a main distribution line or bus or by synchronous connection or by any of the PSTN lines 640. In the systems according to the invention having multiple NCUs, CABs 660 control processors 690 and other components can be coupled and / or connected in network between several NCU 's P1S75 / 98MX with control capability with server and / or external. The CAB shown in Figure 3A is under the control of a local control processor 685 and a personal computer 687. For voice services, the CAB 660 can function in a manner similar to a central switching board and a conference bridge that routes each line to one or more Wireless Access Units 200 and / or telephone sets 300, as programmed er. the control processors 685 and / or the PC 687. Multiple lines 640, telephone sets 300, telephones connected to the WAUs 200 and other devices can be set. conference to form any number of permutations and conference combinations. A wireless telephone device can call another without using an external line 640 simply by using the assigned time slots, codes or RF channels that include the two telephone sets 300 or the telephones connected to a WAU 200. A call from conference of two or more any internal telephone sets c telephone devices may occur in a similar way, calls or conferences between multiple devices in a multiple network or shared NCU's may occur similarly. The CAB 660, like other components in the NCU, the WAU 's and the telephone sets can be P1675 / 98MX implemented in analog circuits, including relays, transistors, CMOS means or any other analog components of specific or non-specific application and / or integrated circuits but, preferably the signals 720 arriving at the CAB 660 are digital, so that the CAB 660 can be implemented in a fully digital way. The CABs 660, in accordance with the present invention, are adapted to route and direct the data signals, such as, for example, when external data services are used via the internet or internal networks within the subscriber's location. In the case of voice, virtual circuits can be established for each call that can remain in place for the duration of a call. In the case of data, multiple carrier-directional access ("CSMA"), asynchronous transfer mode ("ATM") or packet switching protocol, among other formats or protocols, may be used in order to Support a large number of burst devices. If desired, a combination of virtual data circuits and CSMA can be used. Similarly, CABs 660, in accordance with the present invention, are also adapted to simultaneously support voice and data traffic, to route traffic and manage resources, as desired.

P1S75 / 98 X The function of the conference bridge in the CAB 660 is preferably implemented as a high-quality digital bridge that maintains all connections at appropriate levels and equal audio. Although the function of the conference bridge can be implemented in analog circuits, it is again preferably implemented in digital form using the logical or digital signal processing. Digital leveling and noise control can be used to maintain the quality of the voice circuit without considering the number of bridged parts. The conference bridge can also be adapted to bridge one or more external lines in an existing circuit, by adding telephone sets 300 and / or WAUs 200 to the circuit. The function of the accessory block, which may, but need not, be part of the CABs 660 in accordance with the present invention, may contain features that add flexibility and additional levels of services to the communications frames in accordance with the present invention. The function of the accessory block may include, for example, the DTMF generator, the DTMF decoder, the speech synthesizer, the voice recognizer, the speech compression expander (ADCPM), the digital speech interpolation (DSI), the speech decoder, and the speech decoder. the calling party, high or low speed telephone modem, fax modem P1675 / 98MX with capability of Group III or similar functions, real-time digital clock / calendar telephone answering (TAD) and other functions as desired. These functions are provided together with the control processor 685 and the other parts of the CAB 660 to implement capabilities such as, for example, auto-call, remote programmability, voice command particulars, digital voice warnings, voice storage and dispatch, and other advanced functions. Parts or all the functions of the accessory block may be located on the board or remotely to the NCU 100, as desired for particular implementations. External connections can adapt the NCU 100 to an existing external fax / modem unit, for example. Functions that may also be included in the NCU 100 include intelligent call control. For example, a CPT generator included in the NCU 100 may generate a simulated dial tone when it is off-hook. The NCU 100 interprets the touch tone dialing entries of a telephone set 300 or a WAU 200, adds the prefix or other appropriate signaling or, for example, automatically adds signaling of the new and changed area code to dial a number that the NCU 100 recognizes, but whose area code or other call control information has changed. Similarly, the NCU 100 canP1675 / 98 X correct marking errors in unique digits of familiar numbers in order to avoid erroneous markings and incorrect numbers. These functions can be used to add signaling, so that the user only needs to dial a portion of the number, similar to the automatic "fast-fill" data entry in conventional software applications. This signaling may also reflect intelligence within the device or be based at least in part on the information to which the NCU 100 is connected, which provides a lower routing cost to different long distance operators, in accordance with the time and call station, among other factors. Various other signaling capabilities can be implemented and automated, as desired, including those such as automating the server of the internet / long distance service provider. The switching, bridging and accessory block functions of the NCU or any other software used by the NCU 100 may reside on the NCU board and may, but need not, be remotely programmable or upgradable. It can also incorporate, as desired, programs and / or data objects and / or access or scroll applications, including in JAVA, Active / X or other languages. You can also include any other application P1675 / 98MX desired, including, for example, voice / data encryption between the NCU 100, the WAU 200 and the telephone set 300, for privacy, network security, fraud protection and authentication. The NCU's 100, in accordance with the present invention, preferably include a standard connector, such as an RJ-11 connector which may be wired to a single telephone line or connected, for example, to the existing household electrical installation. This connector allows the NCU 100 to handle existing telephones or cabling as part of your network, allowing you to answer any line you call. Alternatively, a POTS NCU 100 could have a drop relay or FET circuit which can automatically switch existing wiring to this connector in the event of a power failure or system failure. If the NCU 100 is equipped with backup batteries or other auxiliary power, it can continue to operate either until the main power is restored or until the batteries run out, in which case the line is lost and switches to bypass routing emergency to the external connector. The control processor 685 in accordance with the present invention commands the switching, routing, RF, accessory and other functions P1675 / 98MX implemented in the CAB 660, in the radio transceiver 680 and in other circuits of the NCU 100, in accordance with the present invention. The control processor 685 could be a small microcontroller chip, although more processing power may be required to support the ISDN and other NCUs 100 of digital interface. Then, the external PCS 687 and, if desired, the servers, can participate in the control functions. A very simple algorithm by means of which the control processor 685 governs the CAB 660 for the topology shown in Figure 1, is shown in Figures HA and 11B, in which, step by step, the lines 640 are coupled in the CAB 660 to several WAUs 200, 300 telephone sets and other devices. The control algorithms and the programming itself can be presented locally as, for example, by means of a 689 interface, which can be implemented in buttons or a keyboard, by means of PC 687 or by external connection, including the telecommunications or network infrastructure. Alternatively, the systems of the present invention are adapted to allow control of the NCU 100, including the processor 685 and the CAB 660 from a remote service center, so that a subscriber can call the service center in case the subscriber perceives a technical lack in the task for P1675 / 98MX program its NCU to support several WAUs 200 and 300 telephone devices. The data configuration could also be downloaded or downloaded from a web site. The PC and other advantages of external connectivity er. the greater intelligence of the PC, the additional mass memory function for updates and databases and similar applications, the most convenient user interface and the most elaborate application software, such as, for example, the management of directories, the sheets of calculation and database management, PC synthesis and speech recognition software.

MULTIPLEX RADIO MOTOR The output signals 750 of the CAB are coupled to a radio multiplex engine 670 in accordance with the present invention, which may comprise a digital logice block that implements any of the following functions: multiplexing / demultiplexing, preferably but, nc necessarily, TDMA / TDD (Division Multiple Access / Duplex by Time Division) advanced error control and general error handling, voice compression, if required, multiplexing and demiplex of the division of code, if any, generation hopset if there are any, and other critical timing, synchronization and critical coding functions for the operation of the systems of P1S75 / 98MX in accordance with the present invention. The RME's 670 in accordance with the present invention generally, but not necessarily, operate at sufficiently high speeds to render the operation of the control processor 685 ineffective, although that need is not the case. The RME signals 770 are coupled, in systems of the present invention, to the circuitry 680 of the radio transceiver ("RT") as shown in Figure 3A. The RT 680 can be a radio transceiver or a set of low cost multiplexed transceivers that provide the appropriate modulation in the RF carriers, as desired, with or without the mutiplexion and duplex, in accordance with any of the following or other formats : TDMA / TDD, TDMA / FDD, CDMA / FDD, CDMA / TDD, FDMA / TDD or FDMA / FDD or any of these with the frequency hopping or the wide direct frequency spectrum. The primary function is to achieve the transmission of multiple independent data streams simultaneously to the WAUs 200 and the telephone sets 300. Multiplexing is another aspect of the great issue of bandwidth conservation and resource sharing, which also includes, among other things, duplexing and channeling. For the purposes of this disclosure, the methods of the multiplexing means of P1675 / 98MX multiple remote units communicate simultaneously with a common NCU 100 for access to the PSTN. The methods of multiplexing means of simultaneous upstream and downstream communications, such as simultaneous communications from an NCU 100 to a given telephone set 300 and from the telephone set back to the NCU. The methods of the channeling means of bandwidth sharing, so that multiple systems, each consist of one NCU, telephone sets and WAU's, which may happen to fall within the radio range of another, such as in ur. Apartment building, for example, can share the same band but not interfere with each other. Time division multiplexing and code division multiplexing are both acceptable forms for multiplexing, among others, for the purposes of the present invention. With time division multiplexing, the bandwidth of the carrier is narrower than the access bandwidth of code division multiplexing. What facilitates frequency-domain channeling. While CDMA could also be used for channeling, such as, for example, different NCUs using orthogonal spread or propagation codes on the same RF carrier frequency, it is generally necessary P1675 / 98MX control the levels of transmission power in a very closed manner, so that the well-known near-far problem of the direct sequence propagation spectrum does not create difficulty. This means that it would be necessary to coordinate the transmission power levels from one NCU to the next and also between the telephone sets. This could be a technically challenging problem. Most of the CDMA and PCS cellular systems that are in place as this disclosure uses frequency division duplexing (FDD), instead of time division duplexing (TDD) for bidirectional communications. It will not be practical to use CDMA for duplexing currently. When using the TDD, it is possible to use the same RF channel for bidirectional communications. The TDD also eliminates the need for the expensive duplex filter that routes the transmit power to the antenna away from the receiver and vice versa, which it replaces with a relatively compact and economical duplex switch. The TDMA / TDD with frequency / domain channeling is therefore the preferred method for duplexing according to this disclosure. Time division multiplexing is preferred over the FDMA, currently, because the FDMA will require the generation of a separate carrier for each of four P1675 / 98MX or more independent communications links, which is expensive. The discrete multitone or DMT / TDD, can offer some advantages in multipath fading environment over TDD and can be considered. This option is economically imposed until the DMT (also known as orthogonal discrete frequency modulation or ODFM), which requires rapid calculations of the fast Fourier transform and the inverse FFT, it becomes more manageable using conventional DSP engines. Conveniently, the RT 680 circuitry does not need to be in compliance or comply with any error interface standard, it already communicates only with similar equipment and does not normally interconnect with the PSTN or any other public network, except by a separate high quality transceiver if there is one, it is implemented in the interconnection or network interface 650 or is connected to it. The systems according to the invention can be implemented with any number of modulation formats. These include the partial response, the partial quadrature response (QPR), the binary phase shift manipulation (BPSK), the differential binary phase shift manipulation (DBPSK), the quadrature phase shift manipulation.

P1675 / 98MX (QPSK), manipulation by phase shift in differential quadrature (DQPSK), manipulation by quadrature phase displacement pi over four (pi / 4QPSK), manipulation by phase shift in differential quadrature pi over four ( pi / 4QPSK), frequency shift manipulation (FSK), FM level four or eight, discrete multitone (DMT) (or orthogonal discrete frequency modulation). The particular modulation format chosen depends to a large extent on the radio regulations that must be met, which may vary from one jurisdiction to another. The proper operation of the systems of the present invention can be achieved using practically any modulation format, and none is considered essential for the invention. However, the QPSK or a variant thereof may represent a good exchange or concession between economy, bandwidth efficiency and sensitivity to current multipath fading, and in accordance with this, it is the preferred modulation format as of the date of this presentation. Any modulation format can overcome the broad spectrum. The frequency hop can be used as a multiple access technique. Broad-spectrum systems allow the advantage of greater transmission power under radio rules P1675 / 98MX governing unlicensed radio transmitters in some countries, including the United States of America and Canada. In addition, some direct sequence implementations have antimultitrayectoria properties that can be exploited to provide more robust communications. Both techniques may offer some advantages with respect to mitigating interference from similar or different systems operating in the same bandwidth. For these reasons, broad spectrum techniques can be employed in the preferred embodiment of the invention. Via an independent communications protocol, the RT 680 unit can communicate with other NCUs 100 that fall within the radio range. The NCUs 100 can share records of hopset data interference, timing and usage information, all in order to avoid the transmissions of others. Similarly, the components of each system, NCUs 100, WAUs 200, telephone sets 300, all transmit at the lowest power needed to provide reliable communications, using power management detection and response to interference or other criteria. In this way, each system minimizes its "interference radius", the approximate circular area surrounding a given system within which P1S75 / 98MX has the ability to generate interference in other systems (similar or different) that operate in the same band.

WIRELESS ACCESS UNITS The Wireless Access Units 200 in accordance with the present invention can be of two general types: (1) analog for the plug-in or cordless telephone jack function, such as one that can be supported by a telephone or a conventional modem; or (2) digital, for a wireless computer or a digital device connection (such as DB-25, USB, Ethernet, ISDN-ST, PCMCIA or a similar serial or parallel data communications connection). Figure 5 shows a form of analog WAU 200 in accordance with the present invention. The analog WAU 200 may include a radio transceiver 800 which links to the WAU 200 via the RF connection to the NCU 100, a radio multiplex engine 802, a control processor 804 and the circuitry providing the battery functions, protection against a higher voltage, call, supervision (off-hook detection), code, hybrids, and the function test function (the WAU 200 call) of the basic subscriber loop or circuit. The analog WAU 200 of Figure 5 can be implemented in a P1675 / 98 X A small unit that looks like a wall-mounted transformer with one or more RJ-11 plugs on the rear or side and that can, if desired, draw power from any AC outlet or plug and provide a power connection. Analog telephone type to a computer modem, a device. fax, a telephone answering machine, a standard telephone or any other device that connects to a standard RJ-11 plug. The unit can, but does not need, to be transparent to the caller's ID information, by passing it through the PSTN. Similarly, the unit can pass through the coded call and other customary signaling. Your power supply supplies power to standard telephones that are energized via line. Its high voltage call generator calls the phones with the standard call signal of 90 volts rms, and 20-Hz or with other standards of foreign countries. Note that while this unit is normally, though not necessarily, "wired or wired" to the AC power installation and, therefore, is not entirely "wireless", the link between this unit and the 640 input lines connected to the NCU 100, it is wireless. Therefore, it eliminates the subscriber's need to place telephones where telephone exits are located. Power supply by batteries, if used, P1675 / 98MX allows fully wireless operation, providing even greater location flexibility. A Digital Wireless Access Unit 200 of a type in accordance with the present invention is shown in Figure 6. This Wireless Access Unit 200 can provide wireless connection to computers, computer peripherals, ISDN-ST telephone sets and other devices. digital Since the radio link used in the systems according to the present invention is digital, the digital circuitry in the Wireless Access Unit 200 mainly performs a buffer or buffer function, error control and protocol conversion. The external digital interface can take many forms, including, the DB-25, the standard serial port connector; the USB, new standard of universal main distribution line in series of Intel; the parallel port connection (printer); of Ethernet; of 10. Base-T; 100-base-T, Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet; of PCMCIA and others. Again, the WAU 200 may be of the type that is adapted to operate with an external fax / modem, as shown, for example, in Figure 13, the Digital Wireless Access Unit 200, as well as the Wireless Access Unit. 200, can be powered with line or battery power, so that P1675 / 98 X can provide a convenience not restricted to the user.

WIRELESS CONTROL / MONITORING ACCESSORIES The systems in accordance with the present invention can also perform many control and monitoring functions at the subscriber's place for convenience and for an increase in efficiency. For example, a wireless doorbell accessory or WAU 200 may emit a coded call in response to a ring signal from the doorbell. The subscriber could then press a soft "intercom" key by placing the subscriber in full duplex communication with the front door visitor and possibly requiring their image on a screen. Other wireless accessories can provide control over home lighting, garage door opener and security monitoring. In the same way, by means of an appropriate soft key, the telephone device or other interconnection device can control televisions, sound equipment, heating, air conditioning and household appliances. The monitoring of babies through wireless audio monitoring functions and other consumer electronic devices are admitted by the P1675 / 98MX present invention, either by CE-bus no.

OPERATION The four main component parts of the systems of the present invention, as disclosed above, are the Network Control Unit 100, the Wireless Access Units 200, the telephone sets 200 and the Wireless Control / the Monitoring Accessories 350. While each component may contain an on-board microcontroller, which governs its basic functions, the NCU 100 alone or acting in conjunction with the controller's capability is preferably the primary controller and driver of the entire communication frame. All remote components are preferably simple, reliable and preferably have a limited intelligence function to reduce costs and increase modularity and, so that performance and system functions are mainly determined by the NCU 100. The NCU 100 can contain online firmware and / or ability to improve the software as discussed above. Through this capability and the centralized intelligence architecture of the systems in accordance with the present invention, the operation of the entire system can be improved, new features can be added, the P1675 / 98MX software bugs and patch the bugs of the hardware, all this while downloading or downloading new firmware to the new NCU 100. Most of the computer program code of the NCU is preferably kept in a flash memory or reprogrammable flash. The firmware in the remote units is preferably implemented in the ROM memory, although not necessarily. The NCU 100 is the central part of the star network topology of the entire system. The NCU 100 selects RF channels, jump sequences, if they exist, and spread or spread codes, if any.; handles strings or ID strings of the various remote and performs the other functions related to the management of the network, the registration and authentication of the remote unit and the handling of the communications protocol. The NCU 100 also controls the switching and interconnection of the CAB 660 and controls all the particulars of the Accessory Block of the CAB 660. The following examples describe the operation of two modes of communications frames in accordance with the present invention.

EXAMPLE 1 In Figure 12 a system according to the present invention is shown with four input POTS lines, one NCU 100 in the basement or attic, ur.

P1675 / 98MX wireless telephone device and three wireless access units 200 that correspond to a telephone, a computer and a fax machine. The system can be programmed as follows: the POTS 1 line is programmed in the CAB 660 to call through the LCD 300 telephone set and connect to it. The POTS 2 line calls through the Wireless Access Unit number 1 and connects to it, which is connected to a standard telephone by means of an RJ-11 plug. The POTS 3 line connects to the Wireless Access Unit number, which in turn, supports a fax machine. The POTS 4 line connects to the Wireless Access Unit number 3 that is connected through the RS-232 interface to a personal computer. The signals of the POTS lines 1-4 are coupled to the Multiplex Motor of Radio 670, multiplexed as in the TDMA format and modulated in an RF carrier in the RT modem or digital radio 680 for transmission. The telephone apparatus 300 receives the signal from the NCU 100 and demodulates, demultiplexes and processes the information that is intended for the telephone set 300. That information is contained in a signal supplied to the interconnecting circuitry and to the encoder / decoder 650 for the supply to the human interface. The signals are also supplied to an LCD controller and to a P1675 / 98MX screen. In an upstream direction, the keypad and microphone signals are processed, multiplexed, modulated and sent to the NCU 100, which finally demodulates, demultiplexes and processes the signals to supply them to the POTS 1 line. The wireless access units 1- 3 generally function in a similar manner as long as the RF and the multiplexing circuitry are related. However, the Wireless Access Unit number 1 contains interconnection circuitry adapted to support a standard telephone, including, for example, encoder / decoder circuitry, line interface, batteries, monitoring and call generator circuitry that is interconnected to a RF-11 plug. The interconnection circuitry of the Wireless Access Unit number 2 intended for a fax machine may be similar or identical to the Wireless Access Unit number 1. The Wireless Access Unit number 3 is configured with interface or interconnection circuitry for support an RS-232 port instead of an RF-11 analog plug. In accordance with the above, the advanced correction of the error, the universal asynchronous receiver / transmitter and the establishment circuitry are included together with the RS-232 serial port standards. If the subscriber wishes to eliminate the POTS 4 line, P1675 / 98MX for example, or, only to subscribe to it during a part of the day, the POTS 3 line could be reprogrammed in CAB 660 to support a Wireless Access Unit number 3 for computer communications, while the line POTS 2 is configured to call through the Wireless Access Units 1 and 2 for the telephone and the fax machine. Any other combination may be used, as desired, as the user desires new services or different services or, add devices to the communication frame with their accompanying Wireless Access Units.

EXAMPLE 2 In Figure 13 another system according to the present invention is shown having two lines Input POTS and an ISDN line. The POTS line 1 is programmed in the CAB 660 of the Network Control Unit 100 to call through the LCD 300 telephone set and connect to it. The POTS 2 line is programmed to call through the Wireless Access Units number 1 and number 2 and connect to them, which are connected in turn to the standard telephone and a fax machine, respectively. The ISDN line is programmed to connect to the Wireless Access Unit number 3 and, in this way, to a computer through a serial port.

P1675 / 98MX Again, the lines can be programmed to connect with various telephone sets 300 and Wireless Access Units 200, as needed, as the user desires new or additional services or adds other devices. With the existing devices shown in Figure 13, for example, the user could program the CAB 660 to connect the POTS line 1 to the telephone set 300 and the Wireless Access Units 1 and 2 in order to eliminate the second POTS line. Similarly, line 1 could be designated the voice line for connection to the telephone set 300 and the Wireless Access Unit number 1. Line 1 or Line 2 could also be wired to the network interface 650 or connected in some other way directly through the existing installation as shown in Figure 13. The foregoing has been provided for the purpose of disclosing various embodiments of the present invention. The communication frames in accordance with the present invention and their components and processes may contain various modifications and adaptations, including those that use new standards and modes of implementation, without deviating from the scope or spirit of the present invention.

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1. NOVELTY OF THE INVENTION Having described the present invention, it is considered as a novelty and, therefore, the content of the following CLAIMS is claimed as property: 1. A communication frame to be used by a subscriber of a switched telecommunications network public ("PSTN"), the plot comprises: a. At least one Frame Control Unit, the unit comprises in turn: i. At least one interface or frame interconnection, the interface is adapted to connect to the PSTN, the interface is adapted to make the PSTN signals compatible with the circuitry in the Frame Control Unit and to make compatible the current signals up with the PSTN; ii. at least one switch adapted to couple the signals of each of the at least one analog frame interface with at least one output, in accordance with the control signals provided by a programmable controller; iii. a programmable controller adapted to control the switch in accordance with the number and types of PSTN connections coupled with at least one Plß75 / 98MX raster interface; the number, types and locations of telephones, telephone sets and other devices served by the communication frame; and the subscriber's wishes; iv. multiplex / demultiplex circuitry coupled to the switch and adapted to the multiplex downstream signals, received from the switch outputs, in a compatible manner to supply the transceiver circuitry, and to the demultiplex upstream signals received from the transceiver circuitry to supply the switch; v. transceiver circuitry adapted to modulate the downstream signals received from the multiplex / demultiplex circuitry in at least one RF carrier in order to transmit the signals via an RF link, and to demodulate the upstream signals received via the RF link to supply the multiplex / demultiplex circuitry; b. At least one wireless access unit, the unit comprises: i. transceiver circuitry adapted to receive downstream signals via the RF link from the frame control unit and to demodulate the downstream signals to supply the multiplex / demultiplex circuitry and to modulate the P1675 / 98MX upstream signals supplied from the multiplex / demultiplex circuitry in at least one RF carrier, to transport the signals via the RF link to the frame control unit; ii. multiplex / demultiplex circuitry adapted for demultiplexing downstream signals received from the transceiver circuitry and for multiplexing upstream signals received from the interconnection circuitry, for supplying them to the transceiver circuitry and compatible for the eventual demultiplexing by the multiplex / demultiplex circuitry in the Frame Control Unit; and iii. interface or interconnection circuitry adapted to receive downstream signals from the multiplex / demultiplex circuitry, to make the downstream signals compatible for use by the subscriber's equipment to supply them to at least one interface to the subscriber's equipment and to receive signals upstream from the at least one interface and making the upstream signals compatible for use by and supplying them to the multiplex / demultiplex circuitry.
2. 2. A frame according to claim 1, further comprising: a. in the Frame Control Unit, at least P167S / 98MX a digital raster interface, the interface is adapted to connect to the PSTN, the interface is adapted to make the downstream signals of the PSTN compatible with the circuitry of the Frame Control Unit and to make the Upstream signals received from the switch are compatible with the PSTN; and b. at least one Digital Wireless Access Unit, which includes: i. transceiver circuitry adapted to receive downstream signals via the RF link from the Frame Control Unit and to demodulate the downstream signals to supply the multiplex / demultiplex circuitry, and to modulate the upstream signals supplied from the multiplex circuitry / demultiplex in at least one RF carrier in order to transport the signals via the RF link to the Frame Control Unit; ii. multiplex / demultiplex circuitry adapted to demultiplex downstream signals received from the transceiver circuitry and to multiplex upstream signals received from the interface circuitry to supply the transceiver circuitry and compatible for eventual demultiplexing by the circuitry P1675 / 98MX multiplex / demultiplex of the frame control unit; and iii. interface or interconnection circuitry adapted to receive the downstream signals from the multiplex / demultiplex circuitry and make the downstream signals compatible for use by the user equipment to supply at least one interface to the user's equipment, and to receive signals upstream from the at least one interface and making the upstream signals compatible to be used by and supplied to the multiplex / demultiplex circuitry.
3. 3. A frame according to claim 1, further comprising: at least one telephone set, the telephone set comprises: a. transceiver circuitry adapted to receive downstream signals via the RF link from the Frame Control Unit and to demodulate the downstream signals to supply the multiplex / demultiplex circuitry and to modulate the upstream signals supplied from the multiplex / demultiplex circuitry in at least one RF carrier, for the purpose of transporting the signals via the RF link to the frame control unit; b. multiplex / demultiplex circuitry adapted to demultiplex downstream signals received from P1675 / 98MX the transceiver circuitry and for multiplexing upstream signals received from the interface circuitry, to supply the transceiver circuitry and compatible for the eventual demultiplexing by the multiplex / demultiplex circuitry in the frame control unit; c. interface circuitry adapted to receive downstream signals from the multiplex / demultiplex circuitry, convert the downstream signals into analog signals and make the downstream signals compatible for use by the subscriber equipment to supply to at least one speaker in the telephone set and to receiving upstream signals from a microphone of the telephone apparatus, converting the upstream signals to digital and making the upstream signals compatible to be used by and supplied to the multiplex / demultiplex circuitry; and d. a speaker and a microphone coupled to the interface circuitry.
4. 4. A frame according to claim 1, wherein the Frame Control Unit is adapted to be programmed from an external source comprising a service department.
5. 5. A frame according to claim 1, wherein the Frame Control Unit is adapted to be Pie75 / 98MX programmed from an external source comprising a personal computer.
6. A frame according to claim 1, wherein the Frame Control Unit and the Wireless Access Units are adapted to control the power level of the power radiated by the transceiver circuitry in order to reduce the inter-frame interference adjacent.
7. A frame according to claim 3, wherein the Frame Control Unit, the telephone sets and the Wireless Access Units are adapted to control the power level of the power radiated by the transceiver circuitry, in order to reduce interference between adjacent frames.
8. A frame according to claim 1, wherein the Frame Control Units of different subscribers are adapted to coordinate with each other to control the use of frequency and power levels, in order to avoid mutual interference.
9. 9. A frame according to claim 1, wherein the Frame Control Unit is adapted to connect with four PSTN analog lines and comprises four analog interfaces or interconnections, each interface comprising its own analog / digital conversion circuitry. P1675 / 98MX •
10. 10. A frame according to claim 1, wherein the frame control unit is adapted to connect with four PSTN analog lines and comprises four interfaces or analog interconnects, all interfaces share a common analog / digital conversion circuitry.
11. 11. A communication frame to be used by a subscriber to the switched telecommunications infrastructure, the frame includes: a. At least one Frame Control Unit, the unit comprises in turn: i. a plurality of analog interface interfaces, each of the interconnects is adapted to connect to the telecommunications infrastructure, at least some of the interconnections are adapted to convert analog to digital signals in a downstream direction and make the signals compatible with the circuitry of the frame control unit, and to convert the digital signals into analog signals upstream to supply them to the communications infrastructure and to make the upstream signals compatible with the telecommunications infrastructure; ii. switching circuitry adapted to couple the signals from each of at least one P1S75 / 98MX frame interconnection with at least one output, in accordance with the control signals provided by a programmable controller; iii. a programmable controller adapted to control the switch in accordance with the number and types of connections of the telecommunications infrastructure coupled with at least one frame interconnection; the number, types and locations of telephones, telephone devices and other devices served by the communication frame; and the subscriber's wishes; iv. circuitry adapted to modulate and multiplex the downstream signals received from the switching circuitry into at least one RF carrier in order to transmit signals via the RF link and demodulate and demultiplex upstream signals received via the RF link to supply the switching circuitry; b. At least one Analog Wireless Access Unit, the unit comprises: i. circuitry adapted to receive downstream signals via the RF link from the Frame Control Unit and to demodulate and demultiplex the downstream signals to supply the interconnecting circuitry or interface and to multiplex and modulate the upstream signals supplied from the P1675 / 98MX interface or interconnection circuitry in at least one RF carrier in order to transport the signals via the RF link to the Frame Control Unit; ii. interface or interconnection circuitry adapted to receive downstream signals from the multiplexing and modulation circuitry, convert the downstream signals into analog signals and make the downstream signals compatible for use by the subscriber equipment to provide at least one interconnection with the subscriber equipment and to receive the upstream signals from the at least one interface or interconnect, convert the upstream signals to digital and make the upstream signals compatible to be used by and supplied to the multiplexing and demodulation circuitry; c. a telephone connected with at least one Wireless Access Unit; and d. At least one telephone set, the telephone set comprises: i. circuitry adapted to receive downstream signals via the RF link from the Frame Control Unit and to demodulate and demultiplex the downstream signals to supply the interconnecting circuitry or interface and to multiplex and modulate upstream signals supplied from the circuitry P1675 / 98MX interface or interconnection in at least one RF carrier in order to transport the signals via the RF link to the Frame Control Unit; ii. interface or interconnection circuitry adapted to receive downstream signals from the multiplexing and modulation circuitry, convert the downstream signals into analog signals and make the downstream signals compatible for use by the subscriber equipment to supply to at least one speaker in the telephone apparatus and for receiving upstream signals from a microphone of the telephone apparatus, converting the upstream signals to digital and making the upstream signals compatible to be used by and delivered to the multiplexing and modulation circuitry; iii. a speaker, microphone and interface or visual interconnection, coupled to the interface or interconnection circuitry.
12. 12. A communications frame according to claim 1, further comprising at least one Digital Wireless Access Unit, comprising: i. circuitry adapted to receive downstream signals via the RF link from the Frame Control Unit and to demodulate and demultiplex the downstream signals to supply the circuitry P1675 / 98MX interconnection or interface, and to modulate the upstream signals supplied from the interface or interconnection circuitry in at least one RF carrier in order to transport the signals via the RF link to the Frame Control Unit; ii. interface or interconnection circuitry adapted to receive downstream signals from the multiplexing and modulation circuitry and make the downstream signals compatible for use by the subscriber's equipment to supply to at least one interface or interconnection with the subscriber's equipment, and for receiving upstream signals from the at least one interface or interconnection and making the upstream signals compatible to be used by and supplied to the multiplexing and modulation circuitry.
13. 13. A communications frame according to claim 12, wherein the modulation circuitry is adapted to monitor the emissions of other communication frames and vary its output power level and operating frequency, accordingly.
14. A communications frame according to claim 13, further comprising routing circuitry in the Frame Control Unit adapted to connect the communications between at least two of the group comprising the Wireless Access Units of the P1675 / 98MX frame, telephone sets and input lines connected to the NCU.
15. 15. A communication frame according to claim 13, further comprising an accessory module comprising: a. circuitry adapted to receive downstream signals via the RF link from the Frame Control Unit and to demodulate and demultiplex the downstream signals to supply the interconnect circuitry or interface, and to modulate the upstream signals supplied from the circuitry of the circuitry. interface or interconnection in at least one RF carrier in order to transport the signals via the RF link to the Frame Control Unit; b. interfacing or interface circuitry adapted to receive downstream signals from the multiplexing and modulation circuitry and to make the downstream signals compatible for use by the subscriber's equipment to supply the at least one interface to the subscriber's equipment, and to receive upstream signals from the at least one interface or interconnection and making the upstream signals compatible to be used by and delivered to the multiplexing and modulation circuitry; and c. Subscriber's equipment adapted to detect P1675 / 98MX and emit electronic signals corresponding to at least one condition in the home of the subscriber, the condition is susceptible to be reported by the subscriber's equipment over the communication frame.
16. 16. A process for connecting a plurality of lines of the public switched telecommunications network ("PSTN") with the subscriber's equipment, comprising the steps of: a. converting analog to digital signals over a plurality of PSTN lines; b. providing the digital signals to a switch adapted to couple the signals of the PSTN lines with at least one output; c. program the switch to couple each of the PSTN line signals with a desired output on the switch, the programming is conducted in accordance with: (1) the number and nature of each of the PSTN lines; the types of subscriber equipment included in the communications frame; and (3) the subscriber's preferences. d. multiplexing the output signals of the switch to create a multiplexed signal; and. modulating the multiplexed signal in at least one radio frequency signal for the transmission of the multiplexed signal by the radiofrequency link; Y P1675 / 98MX f. in each of a plurality of remote units, each receives the radiofrequency signal; i. demodulate and demultiplex the signal; ii. identifying portions of the desired demodulated signal for the remote unit, the portions identified correspond to signals on the PSTN line programmed in the switch to connect to the subscriber's equipment connected to the remote unit, at least one piece of the subscriber's equipment comprises a telephone; iii. select the identified portions and convert the identified portions into analog; and iv. provide the analog signal to the connected subscriber's equipment with at least one remote unit.
17. 17. A process according to claim 16, further comprising the steps of: a. in each of the remote units: i. digitize the signals received from the subscriber's equipment; ii. multiplex and modulate the signals for their transmission through the radiofrequency link; b. receiving the signals transmitted from the plurality of remote units in multiplexed format; c. demodulate and demultiplex the signals to introduce them to the switch; d. Couple, on the commutator, each of the P1675 / 98MX demultiplexed signals with a PSTN line programmed in the switch to correspond to the subscriber's equipment from which the information originated in each of the demultiplexed signals.
18. 18. A process according to claim 17, wherein the step of programming the switch is conducted remotely to the communications frame by the PSTN.
19. 19. A process according to claim 17, wherein the step of programming the switch is carried out in a computer connected to the communication frame.
20. 20. A process according to claim 17, further comprising the steps of: a. detect the emissions from the other communication frames and b. vary the power level and the frequency of the radio frequency transmissions in accordance with the emissions.
21. 21. A process according to claim 17, further comprising the step of driving the signaling for transmission in the PSTN. P1675 / 98MX