Patent ID: 7177284
Filing Date: 2007-02-13
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. An inverse multiplexer device for inverse multiplexing of a broadband data stream received via a broadband data line, the inverse multiplexer device comprising: (a) measuring means for measuring connection parameters of data transmission lines connected in parallel to each other; (b) selection means for selecting a subset of the data transmission lines depending from the measured connection parameters; (c) activation means for activating the selected subset of data transmission lines to transmit the received data transmission stream over the selected subset of data transmission lines; and (d) a plurality of DSL-modems, wherein each modem is connected to one respective data transmission line, wherein modems connected to the data transmission lines are activated if the data transmission lines to which the modems are connected belong to the selected subset of the data transmission lines, and wherein the modems connected to the data transmission lines are deactivated if the data transmission lines to which the modems are connected do not belong to the selected subset of the data transmission lines.