Patent ID: 7852869

Claim:
A method for the transmission of data between a first location and a second location, the method comprising: a) transmitting the data in a first operating mode on a plurality of first frequency bands, the plurality of first frequency bands including first downstream frequency bands for transmitting data from the first location to the second location and first upstream frequency bands for transmitting data from the second location to the first location; b) transmitting the data in a second operating mode on a plurality of second frequency bands, the plurality of second frequency bands including second downstream frequency bands for transmitting data from the first location to the second location and second upstream frequency bands for transmitting data from the second location to the first location, wherein a number of the plurality of first frequency bands is greater than a number of the plurality of second frequency bands; and c) switching between the first operating mode and the second operating mode in dependence on a quantity of data to be transmitted.