TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD

摘要

A telecommunication system management device, the device comprising: a means to connect the device to a source of power; a means to connect the device to a multiplexed telephone signal; a means to provide the device with a destination network address; a decoder, to receive the multiplexed telephone signal and to extract control information from the multiplexed telephone signal; a converter, to receive inputs comprising the destination network address an d the extracted control information, and to convert the inputs into a network compatible output signal; and a means to connect the device to a network, to permit the device to transmit the output signal over the network; wherein, t he extracted control information can be sent to the destination network address .