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Gateway unit

CA 2518871 C · Owner: Tsuji, Kiyotaka · Inventors: Tsuji, Kiyotaka

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A gateway unit for mutually connecting subscriber network public switched telephone network (PSTN) and packet communication network comprising subscriber network interface connected to subscriber network PSTN interface connected to line exchange network exchange unit exchange-connecting communication path among subscriber network PSTN and packet communication network, control unit controlling connecting state of communication path at exchange unit signal conversion unit converting form of signal transmitted and received between exchange unit and packet communication network into forms suitable for communication protocol of packet communication network and communication protocol of …

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  • Filed September 12, 2005 and granted June 4, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 12, 2025.
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FiledSeptember 12, 2005
GrantedJune 4, 2013
Term endedSeptember 12, 2025
Patent numberCA 2518871 C
Classification (IPC)H04L12/66 +2 more

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