Method for using digital data networks for the transmission of data via voice connection paths

Abstract

A method for reducing bandwidth when transmitting data between a sending terminal and a receiving terminal over a voice connection path using a digital data network. The coding of user information is converted within the digital data network between data transmission in the voice connection path and data transmission in the digital data network so that the user information is transmitted on one section of the digital data network via the coded voice connection path and the user information is transmitted on another section of the digital data network using a method suitable for the digital data network.

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       11 . A method for reducing bandwidth when transmitting data between a sending terminal and a receiving terminal over a voice connection path using a digital data network, the method comprising:
 converting, within the digital data network, a coding of user information of the transmitted data between a data transmission in the voice connection path and a data transmission in the digital data network so as to transmit the user information via the coded voice connection path on at least one first section of the digital data network and transmit the user information by a method suitable for the digital data network on at least one second section of the digital data network.   
   
   
       12 . The method as recited in  claim 11  wherein the sending and the receiving terminals use a similar modulation method for transmitting the data over the voice connection path. 
   
   
       13 . The method as recited in  claim 11  wherein no special functional matching of the sending and receiving terminals is required for the converting. 
   
   
       14 . The method as recited in  claim 11  wherein no special adaptation of the sending and receiving terminals to transmission characteristics of the digital data network is required for the transmission of the user information. 
   
   
       15 . The method as recited in  claim 11  wherein the transmitting the user information via the coded voice connection path on at least one first section of the digital data network is performed automatically by a context-related call-number translation during a connection setup so as not to be perceived by the sending and receiving terminals. 
   
   
       16 . The method as recited in  claim 15  wherein the transmitting the user information via the coded voice connection path on at least one first section of the digital data network is performed such that end-to-end signaling of the sending and receiving terminals for a sending/receiving terminal control of the data transmission is terminated at a transition into the digital data network and is newly generated so as to integrate a control of the data transmission by the digital data network into the end-to-end signaling.