In exemplary embodiments, a dataport in an access server is suitably configured
to emulate a modern connection for non-modem calls such as voice calls. Computer
applications for administering, for example, voice-over-network services thus communicate
with the port via standard modem calls. In accordance with one aspect of the invention,
communications between the port hardware and the voice enabled application take
place through an encapsulating protocol such as the Point-to-Point-Protocol (PPP)such
that the port is addressable and able to receive controls or other instructions
from a voice application residing on the access server or from a distributed location.
