| 摘要 |
<p num="1"><br/><br/><br/>An outlet (75) for a Local Area Network (80) (LAN), containing an integrated <br/>adapter (21) that <br/>converts VoIP to and from analog telephony, and a standard telephone jack (72) <br/>(e.g. RJ-11 in <br/>North America) for connecting an ordinary analog (POTS) telephone set. Such an <br/>outlet allows <br/>using analog telephone sets in a VoIP environment, eliminating the need for an <br/>IP telephone set <br/>or external adapter. The outlet may also include a hub (31a, 31c) that allows <br/>connecting both an <br/>analog telephone set (22a, 22c) via an adapter (21a, 21c), as well as <br/>retaining the data network <br/>connection, which may be accessed by a network jack (73a, 73c). The invention <br/>may also be <br/>applied to a telephone line-based data networking system. In such an <br/>environment, the data <br/>networking circuitry as well as the VoIP/POTS adapters are integrated into a <br/>telephone outlet, <br/>providing for regular analog service, VoIP telephony service using an analog <br/>telephone set, and <br/>data networking as well. In such a configuration, the outlet requires two <br/>standard telephone <br/>jacks and a data-networking jack. Outlets according to the invention can be <br/>used to retrofit <br/>existing LAN and in building telephone wiring, as well as original equipment <br/>in new <br/>installation.<br/>
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