Patent ID: 7778546

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a data transfer system which sends and receives data over a coaxial network including a wavelength division mux/demux located between a headend and a hybrid fiber cable module: a plurality of transceivers coupled to the wavelength division mux/demux; a member selected from the group consisting of a router and a media access controller coupled to the plurality of transceivers; an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing transmitter coupled to the member, the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing transmitter having a forward path component with forward error correction, modulation and upconversion; an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing receiver coupled to the member, the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing receiver having a return path component with a burst receiver and a demodulator; and a filter-amplifier unit coupled to the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing transmitter and the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing receiver, the filter-amplifier unit located between the hybrid fiber cable module and at least one customer premises equipment.