Patent ID: 7596211

Claim:
A system for transmitting data from a data network situated at a central office and to a plurality of subscriber network devices respectively situated at a plurality of subscriber premises, said system comprising: a plurality of transceiver units in communication with said data network at said central office; a plurality of transceiver units in respective communication with said plurality of subscriber network devices at said plurality of subscriber premises; a communications channel extending from said plurality of transceiver units at said central office and to said plurality of transceiver units at said plurality of subscriber premises, said communications channel having multiple frequency bands; and a data access controller in communication with at least one of said data network, said subscriber network devices, and said communications channel; wherein said transceiver units at said plurality of subscriber premises are operable to transmit upstream signals to said central office within a first frequency band on said communications channel, and said transceiver units at said central office are operable to transmit downstream signals to said plurality of subscriber premises within a second frequency band on said communications channel.