Patent ID: 7907660

Claim:
A modem for use with a computer having a demodulator and a decoder, said modem comprising: a hardware interface; a demodulator front-end having a first input and a first output, said first output of said demodulator front-end being configured to interface with said demodulator of said computer and to provide a demodulated front-end signal to said demodulator over said hardware interface; and a forward error correction (FEC) unit having a second input and a second output, said second input of said FEC unit being configured to interface with said demodulator of said computer and to receive a demodulated signal from said demodulator over said hardware interface, said demodulated signal being a demodulation of said demodulated front-end signal, and said second output of said FEC unit being configured to interface with said decoder of said computer and to provide an FEC signal to said decoder over said hardware interface, said FEC signal being a forward error correction of said demodulated signal.