Patent ID: 6754233
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
A system for interfacing between a number of subscribers and a data service provider, comprising:a number of system splitters, each of the system splitters configured to receive electronic information from a corresponding one of the subscribers and separate said electronic information into a data band comprising an amount of upstream data information in an analog format and a voice band; a number of converters, each of the converters being operatively coupled to one of the system splitters, and each of the converters configured to convert the upstream data information from the analog format into a digital format, and, each of the converters configured to convert an amount of downstream data information from the digital format into the analog format; at least one system data pump operatively coupled to each of the converters, the at least one system data pump configured to modulate the upstream data information embodied in the digital format to assist transmission of said upstream data information embodied in the digital format; and at least one buffer memory operatively interposed in an upstream direction between said converters and said at least one data pump, said at least one buffer memory configured to store the upstream data information embodied in the digital format for a period of time.