Patent ID: 6317884
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: H04H,H04L,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
A method of distributing signals from a residential gateway comprising:receiving asynchronous transfer mode cells at said residential gateway, wherein the asynchronous transfer mode cells are received via a twisted wire pair cable connecting said residential gateway to a telecommunications network;extracting a series of MPEG video packets from the asynchronous transfer mode cells;transmitting the series of MPEG video packets over an MPEG bus to each of a plurality of video decoders;receiving the series of MPEG video packets at each of the plurality of video decoders;decoding the series of MPEG video packets at a first video decoder in the plurality of video decoders to produce a first analog television signal compatible with a first analog television set; anddecoding the series of MPEG video packets at a second video decoder in the plurality of video decoders to produce a second analog television signal compatible with a second analog television set.