Patent ID: 7042900

Claim:
A shelf for use among a plurality of shelves in a rack for use in a telecommunications system for providing both narrowband and broadband services to a plurality of subscriber premises, comprising: a housing for connection to a narrowband network and for connection to a broadband network for connecting said narrowband network and said broadband network to said plurality of subscriber premises via a corresponding plurality of twisted copper pairs, wherein said housing includes plural sections including: an upper section ( 22 ) for housing in a central portion ( 24 ) thereof a plurality of lowpass filter cards with connectors thereon for insertion in a backplane of said housing, and wherein said upper portion ( 22 ) of said housing also has end portions ( 33 ) reserved for connecting said narrowband network and said plurality of twisted copper pairs; and a lower section ( 20 ) for housing a plurality of line termination cards in a central portion ( 14 ) thereof, each with connectors thereon for insertion in said backplane of said housing, and wherein said lower section ( 20 ) includes at least one end portion ( 33 ) reserved for at least one network termination card for said connection to said broadband network.