Structure and method for controlling multiple customer premises equipments on a subscriber's telephone line

摘要

A structure and method of controlling a plurality of customer premises equipments (CPEs) coupled to a single premises telephone line (10). The CPEs can be Type III GMEC CPE (1), Type II Universal GMEC CPE (2), and/or Type II Satellite GMEC CPE (3). Each of the CPEs includes a signal generator and a signal detector whch allows the CPEs to communicate using out-of-band signalling protocol. By communicating in this manner, the operation of the plurality of CPEs can be coordinated to implement various functions, including master/slave arbritation, multiple extension capability, synchronized flash, remote call record management, and management of shared resources.