Patent ID: 6373852
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for conveying broadband data streams between a local terminal and a remote device via a plurality of baseband data streams, each baseband data stream having a transmission capacity less than the capacity necessary to carry the broadband data stream, the method comprising:providing an adapter having at least one broadband port, a first data converting device and a plurality of baseband ports; connecting the adapter to the local terminal via a local broadband line connected to the broadband port; providing a node having at least one broadband port, a second data converting device and a plurality of baseband ports; connecting the node to the remote device via a remote broadband line connected to the broadband port; connecting the node to the adapter via a plurality of baseband lines connected to the plurality of baseband ports of the node and the adapter, the baseband lines being provided by a communication service provider, the first and second data converting devices converting data between the broadband data streams and the baseband data streams; and transmitting the broadband data stream from the local terminal to the remote device.