13  VoIP Subscriber Gateways 
 
 
Figure 2 – TAU-8.IP structure diagram 
 
The device may be functionally divided into four blocks: 
-  Device network features block; 
-  VoIP block; 
-  Multicast traffic processing block; 
-  Control block (Linux operating system). 
 
Device network features block enables IP packet passing and switching according to the device 
routing table. Depending on the network interface, this block can process both tagged and untagged 
packets. Supports DHCP, PPPoE, PPTP. 
VoIP  block  enables SIP  operation  for  transmission of  voice signals  through  the  network  that 
features  packet  switching.  The  subscriber’s  voice  signal  is  transferred  to  the  SLIC  subscriber  unit 
module, where it is converted into digital form. The digitized signal is transferred to VoIP block to be 
encoded using one of the selected standards and is transferred further in the form of digital packets to 
the controller via the intrasystem backbone. In addition to voice signals, digital packets contain control 
and interaction signals. 
Multicast traffic processing block is designed to process multicast traffic with the aim of VoIP 
function support. 
Control block based on Linux operating system monitors operation of all the other blocks and 
subsystems and manages their interaction.