System, method, and article of manufacture for a reconfigurable hardware-based multimedia device

摘要

A hardware-based reconfigurable Internet telephony system is provided. The system includes a first Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) that is configured with networking functionality. A user interface is in communication with the first FPGA for presenting information to a user and receiving commands from a user. A microphone in communication with the first FPGA receives voice data from the user. A communications port is in communication with the first FPGA and the Internet. The first FPGA is configured to provide a call state machine, a call negotiation mechanism, and a Real Time Protocol (RTP) module for sound processing.