Patent ID: 7035323

Claim:
A multiple digital subscriber line (DSL) communication system, comprising: a customer interface configured to supply an upstream data transmission and receive a downstream data transmission; and a plurality of DSL transceivers in communication with the customer interface via a first data transmission link, the plurality of DSL transceivers in communication with a respective DSL transceiver at a central office via respective transmission lines, wherein each of the plurality of DSL transceivers is configured to receive a downstream data stream and to transmit an upstream data stream, the upstream data transmission configured for distribution across the plurality of DSL transceivers, the plurality of DSL transceivers further configured to generate the downstream data transmission from a plurality of downstream data streams, the plurality of DSL transceivers in communication with each other via a plurality of DSL transceiver data transmission links, wherein each of the plurality of DSL transceivers is in communication with a first data interface and a second data interface, the first data interface interposed between an associated DSL transceiver and the plurality of DSL transceiver data transmission links with a next closest DSL transceiver to the customer interface and configured to receive an upstream data stream from the next closest DSL transceiver to the customer interface, the second data interface interposed between an associated DSL transceiver and the plurality of DSL transceiver data transmission links with a next furthest DSL transceiver to the customer interface and configured to receive a downstream data stream from the next furthest DSL transceiver from the customer interface.