Methods, apparatus, and systems for facilitating audio communications between disparate devices

摘要

An access node for facilitating communications between disparate devices is disclosed. The access node includes an access communication device (ACD) interface configured to connect to an ACD and a network interface configured to communicate with a network. The access node provides configuration information associated with the ACD to an edge device coupled to the network in a common format irrespective of a native format in which the configuration information is maintained by the ACD, and facilitates modification of configuration parameters of the ACD by the edge device. The access node also facilitates audio communications between the ACD and one or more edge devices irrespective of the location of such edge devices, or of differences between the manners of audio signaling of the ACD and the edge devices.

主权项

1. An access node, comprising:
a first access communication device (ACD) interface configured to communicate via a first audio channel with a first ACD and via a first control channel with the first ACD; a network interface configured to communicate with a network; and a processor configured to:
receive first incoming audio signals from the first ACD via the first audio channel;generate a first outgoing packetized voice stream based on the first incoming audio signals;multicast the first outgoing packetized voice stream over the network;in response to multicasting the first outgoing packetized voice stream, receive a first incoming packetized voice stream from a first edge device via the network interface;generate first outgoing audio signals based on the first incoming packetized voice stream; andprovide the first outgoing audio signals to the first ACD via the first audio channel.