Abstract:
A system (10) and method for simultaneously enabling a voice and a data session has a voice data modem VDM (200), coupleable to a data port (255), a voice jack (240), and a telco jack (280). The data port (255) is connected to data terminal equipment, DTE (100), the voice jack (240) is connected to a telephone, and the telco jack (280) is connected to a telephone network (120). The data ports of each VDM are connected to other DTE (180-182), the voice jacks are connected to first extensions of a network, and telco jacks are connected to different, second extensions of the network. The VDM (200) receives multiplexed voice and data over a single, first extension of the network through the telco jack (280), demultiplexes and decompresses the voice and data, transmits or retransmits the voice separately from the data over a second network extension via the voice jack (240), and transmits the data to DTE through a data port or interface (255).