Patent ID: 7450615

Claim:
A system for routing a combined multi-frequency signal in a communications network, the system comprising: a load coil operative to provide line conditioning, wherein the load coil only receives low frequency signals; a terminal configured to receive the combined multi-frequency signal in the communications network, the terminal comprising a bypass circuit mounted to the terminal housing, wherein the bypass circuit is configured to route a low frequency signal to the load coil and route a high frequency signal to bypass the load coil, the bypass circuit comprising: a first interface for providing a connection with a digital subscriber line circuit in the communications network receiving the combined multi-frequency signal, the combined multi-frequency signal comprising the high frequency signal and the low frequency signal; a first filter in communication with the first interface, wherein the first filter is operative to: block the low frequency signal, and route the high frequency signal over a first communications path to bypass the load coil in the digital subscriber line circuit; a second interface for providing a connection with the load coil in the digital subscriber line circuit receiving the combined multi-frequency signal; a second filter in communication with the second interface, wherein the second filter is operative to: block the high frequency signal, and route the low frequency signal over a second communications path to the load coil over the second interface; and a third interface for receiving a recombined multi-frequency signal, the recombined multi-frequency signal comprising the high frequency signal from the first communications path and the low frequency signal from the second communications path.