Patent ID: 7904578

Claim:
A method for the management of network topology and bandwidth comprising: determining a source of data signals for communication to a termination point having a predetermined operational signal frequency; separating telephony signals from digital subscriber line signals; routing the telephony signals to an input of a frequency demultiplexer; sending the telephony signals from an output of the frequency demultiplexer to an input of a frequency crossbar that bridges inputs to different transceivers and to different telephony ports; bridging the output of the frequency demultiplexer in the frequency crossbar to one of the telephony ports based on frequencies of voice signals in the telephony signals; routing the digital subscriber line signals to the input of the frequency demultiplexer; sending the digital subscriber line signals from another output of the frequency demultiplexer to another input of the frequency crossbar; bridging the another output of the frequency demultiplexer in the frequency crossbar to another telephony port based on frequencies of the digital subscriber line signals; and selecting an Ethernet output port and bridging the digital subscriber line signals onto a path through the frequency cross bar that connects to the Ethernet output port.