MEDIA TERMINAL ADAPTER (MTA) ROUTING OF TELEPHONE CALLS BASED ON CALLER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION

摘要

Systems and methods are disclosed for a media terminal adapter (MTA) that contains a routing table for routing incoming telephone calls based on call er identification information. The MTA is coupled to a router/hub, where all digital telephones are then connected to the router/hub. Any analog telepho nes are connected to the MTA. The routing table defines incoming calls using their caller identification information and associates each defined call wi th a corresponding telephone(s). In this manner, an incoming call that is in tended for one predominant telephone user is routed to the desired telephone using the telephone's IP address or a physical connection interface.