Patent ID: 8355497

Claim:
An apparatus for providing telecommunication and data services in a telecommunications network to a plurality of subscribers, the apparatus comprising: a crossover matrix comprising a plurality of crossover switching elements, and configured to be connected to a main cable and to a distribution cable; a first distribution matrix connected to the crossover matrix; a second distribution matrix connected to the crossover matrix; a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM); wherein the plurality of crossover switching elements in the crossover matrix and a plurality of distribution switching elements in the first and second distribution matrices are configured to be controlled remotely; and a splitter to combine or separate a low frequency voice signal and a high frequency data signal, and configured to: add data services to a subscriber line by switching the subscriber line from the crossover matrix to the first distribution matrix, and from the first distribution matrix to the second distribution matrix via the splitter, and from the second distribution matrix back to the crossover matrix; and receive the high frequency data signal from the DSLAM.