Patent ID: 8634719
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A network access system, comprising: a first network node; a first modem connected to a port of the first network node; a second network node co-located with the first network node; a second modem connected to a port of the second network node; a splitter filter having a first port, a second port, and a third port; and a backhaul communication link connected to the first port of the splitter filter, said backhaul communication link extending from the splitter filter to a network access point located remotely from the splitter filter, wherein a port of the first modem is connected to the second port of the splitter filter, a port of the second modem is connected to the third port of the splitter filter, the splitter filter is configured to multiplex onto the backhaul communication link a signal output by the first modem and a signal output by the second modem, the first modem is a Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line 2 (VDSL2) modem, and the second modem is a High Bit Rate Digital Subscriber Line (HDSL) modem or a Symmetric HDSL (SHDSL) modem.