TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS SYSTEM WITH BRANCH DEVICE DECIDING PATH THROUGH NETWORK BASED ON CONTENTS OF PACKETS

摘要

An interface to a network such as the internet is connected via an accessnetwork to user terminal. Interposed in this path is a branch point whichexaminesitems of data received from the interface and routes them to the user terminalselectively in dependence on information contained in the items of data,either via afirst transmission means or via an alternative transmission means such as asatellitelink.