Patent ID: 8200098

Claim:
A method for controlling a regenerator for data burst signals in a transmission system having point-to-multipoint connections, wherein a central network unit transmits a downstream signal in a downstream direction to a multiplicity of subscriber network units and the subscriber network units transmit data burst signals in an upstream direction in allocated time slots to the central network unit, the method which comprises: decoupling a component of the downstream signal at a location between the central network unit and the subscriber network units; analyzing a header of the downstream signal to obtain header information; reading in the analysing step a burst start and a burst end of the data burst signals from the header of the downstream signal; and matching the burst start and the burst end to a position of the regenerator, inserted in an upstream path between the subscriber network units and the central network unit, and using the header information for controlling timing of the regenerator provided for the data burst signals accordingly.