SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING ANALOG VOICE SERVICE AND DERIVED POTS VOICE SERVICE IN A DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE ENVIRONMENT

Systems and methods for integrating analog voice service and derived POTS voice service in a DSL environment are provided. One embodiment is a system comprising: a first communication path for carrying plain old telephone service (POTS) voice signals between a telephone-type device and a subscriber line of a telephone network; a second communication path for carrying derived POTS voice signals between the telephone-type device and the subscriber line; and a switching mechanism configured to switch the telephone-type device between the first communication path and the second communication path.