Patent ID: 8255967

Claim:
A method of transmitting interactive television services using minimally twisted or non-twisted pair cables, comprising: receiving at a first line card a very high digital subscriber line signal at a juncture coupled to the minimally twisted or non-twisted pair cables, wherein the minimally twisted or non-twisted pair cables have a transmission deficiency which prevents reliable delivery of the very high digital subscriber line signal at a desired signal quality for presenting interactive television services at customer premise equipment; adapting at the first line card the very high digital subscriber line signal for transmission over the minimally twisted or non-twisted pair cables to form an adapted very high digital subscriber line signal that overcomes the transmission deficiency; transmitting from the first line card the adapted very high digital subscriber line signal to a second line card; receiving at the second line card the adapted very high digital subscriber line signal at the desired signal quality; and converting at the second line card and adapted very high digital subscriber line signal to the very high digital subscriber line signal enabling the customer premise equipment to present the interactive television services.