An Internet speech gateway server

Author

Foo, S. ; Yeo, C.K. ; Hui, S.C.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Appl. Sci., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore

fYear

1997

fDate

2-4 Dec 1997

Firstpage

292

Lastpage

295

Abstract

An Internet speech gateway server is proposed to integrate the Internet and PSTN to support speech communication among users using conventional telephones connected to the PSTN. In addition to cost savings, such a system enhances the usability and versatility of the conventional telephone system and adds a new dimension to the telecommunication industry. Each gateway comprises a hardware interface connected to the server computer and a set of server software. The hardware interface includes modules to convert audio signal into a digital form suitable for transmission over the Internet, establish and terminate a telephone connection with the local trunk line, and a buffering mechanism to buffer and store encoded voice data

Keywords

Internet; buffer storage; internetworking; network servers; telephone networks; voice communication; Internet speech gateway server; PSTN; buffering mechanism; cost savings; digital audio signal; encoded voice data storage; hardware interface; local trunk line; server computer; server software; speech communication; telecommunication industry; telephone system; telephones; Buffer storage; Communication industry; Computer interfaces; Costs; Hardware; Internet telephony; Oral communication; Speech; Usability; Web server;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Consumer Electronics, 1997. ISCE '97., Proceedings of 1997 IEEE International Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4371-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCE.1997.658410

Filename

658410