Patent ID: 6498806
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A multi-drop Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Loop (ADSL) modem, comprising:at least two sets of digital front end circuitry which allows for the simultaneous connection to at least two local loops having; a transmit isolation buffer associated with each local loop and which isolates transmitted communication signals of the local loops from each other and which is operably associated with a transmitter portion of the shared DSL modem; and a receive isolation buffer associated with each local loop which isolates received communication signals of the local loops from each other and which is operably associated with a receiver of the shared DSL modem, a shared ADSL modem operably associated with the at least two sets of digital front end circuitry which transmits and receives data to and from the at least two sets of digital front end circuitry; and a digital interface operably associated with the shared DSL modem and which communicates with an external network.