A method for backhauling a distribution point, DP (121, 421, 422), connected to a backhauling node (110, 410) via a backhaul section and connected to at least one Customer Premises Equipment, CPE (131, 431,433), via a drop section, communications over the backhaul and drop sections being organized into downstream and upstream time sub-frames; the method comprising: - aligning a time of reception at the DP (121, 421, 422) of a downstream sub-frame received from the backhaul section and a time of transmission at the DP (121, 421, 422) of a downstream sub-frame transmitted over the drop section; and/or aligning a time of reception at the DP (121, 421, 422) of an upstream sub-frame received from the drop section and a time of transmission at the DP (121, 421, 422) of an upstream sub-frame transmitted over the backhaul section wherein the method further comprises at least one of: i) transmitting over the backhaul section a quiet symbol at the last symbol position of an upstream sub-frame or at the first symbol position of a downstream sub-frame, in order to fulfill a minimum time gap constraint between the end of reception of non-quiet symbols of the upstream sub-frame from the backhaul section and the beginning of transmission of non-quiet symbols of the downstream sub-frame over the backhaul section; and ii) transmitting over the drop section a quiet symbol at the last symbol position of an upstream sub-frame or at the first symbol position of a downstream sub-frame, in order to fulfill a minimum time gap constraint between the end of reception of non-quiet symbols of the upstream sub-frame from the drop section and the beginning of transmission of non-quiet symbols of the downstream sub-frame over the drop section; and iii) transmitting over the drop section a quiet symbol at the last symbol position of a downstream sub-frame or at the first symbol position of an upstream sub-frame, in order to fulfill a minimum time gap constraint between the end of transmission of non-quiet symbols of the downstream sub-frame over the drop section and the beginning of reception of non-quiet symbols of the upstream sub-frame from the drop section. the method comprising: - aligning a time of reception at the DP (121, 421, 422) of a downstream sub-frame received from the backhaul section and a time of transmission at the DP (121, 421, 422) of a downstream sub-frame transmitted over the drop section; - aligning a time of reception at the DP (121, 421, 422) of a downstream sub-frame received from the backhaul section and a time of transmission at the DP (121, 421, 422) of a downstream sub-frame transmitted over the drop section; and/or aligning a time of reception at the DP (121, 421, 422) of an upstream sub-frame received from the drop section and a time of transmission at the DP (121, 421, 422) of an upstream sub-frame transmitted over the backhaul section wherein the method further comprises at least one of: i) transmitting over the backhaul section a quiet symbol at the last symbol position of an upstream sub-frame or at the first symbol position of a downstream sub-frame, in order to fulfill a minimum time gap constraint between the end of reception of non-quiet symbols of the upstream sub-frame from the backhaul section and the beginning of transmission of non-quiet symbols of the downstream sub-frame over the backhaul section; and ii) transmitting over the drop section a quiet symbol at the last symbol position of an upstream sub-frame or at the first symbol position of a downstream sub-frame, in order to fulfill a minimum time gap constraint between the end of reception of non-quiet symbols of the upstream sub-frame from the drop section and the beginning of transmission of non-quiet symbols of the downstream sub-frame over the drop section; and iii) transmitting over the drop section a quiet symbol at the last symbol position of a downstream sub-frame or at the first symbol position of an upstream sub-frame, in order to fulfill a minimum time gap constraint between the end of transmission of non-quiet symbols of the downstream sub-frame over the drop section and the beginning of reception of non-quiet symbols of the upstream sub-frame from the drop section. i) transmitting over the backhaul section a quiet symbol at the last symbol position of an upstream sub-frame or at the first symbol position of a downstream sub-frame, in order to fulfill a minimum time gap constraint between the end of reception of non-quiet symbols of the upstream sub-frame from the backhaul section and the beginning of transmission of non-quiet symbols of the downstream sub-frame over the backhaul section; and ii) transmitting over the drop section a quiet symbol at the last symbol position of an upstream sub-frame or at the first symbol position of a downstream sub-frame, in order to fulfill a minimum time gap constraint between the end of reception of non-quiet symbols of the upstream sub-frame from the drop section and the beginning of transmission of non-quiet symbols of the downstream sub-frame over the drop section; and iii) transmitting over the drop section a quiet symbol at the last symbol position of a downstream sub-frame or at the first symbol position of an upstream sub-frame, in order to fulfill a minimum time gap constraint between the end of transmission of non-quiet symbols of the downstream sub-frame over the drop section and the beginning of reception of non-quiet symbols of the upstream sub-frame from the drop section.