Patent ID: 7315538

Claim:
A method of providing network access service using DSL connectivity, comprising: providing a first asymmetric DSL modem configured to communicate at a faster download bandwidth than an upload bandwidth at a first service point; providing a second asymmetric DSL modem configured to communicate at a faster upload bandwidth than a download bandwidth at the first service point; providing a third asymmetric DSL modem configured to communicate at a faster upload bandwidth than a download bandwidth at a second service point, the third asymmetric DSL modem establishing data communication with the first asymmetric DSL modem; providing a fourth asymmetric DSL modem configured to communicate at a faster download bandwidth than an upload bandwidth at a second service point, the fourth asymmetric DSL modem establishing data communication with the second asymmetric DSL modem; aggregating the data communications of the first and second asymmetric DSL modems at the first service point, wherein aggregating the data communications of the first and second asymmetric DSL modems comprises aggregating the upload bandwidth and the download bandwidth of the first asymmetric DSL modem with the upload bandwidth and the download bandwidth of the second asymmetric DSL modem; and aggregating the data communications of the third and fourth asymmetric DSL modems at the second service point, wherein aggregating the data communications of the third and fourth asymmetric DSL modems comprises aggregating the upload bandwidth and the download bandwidth of the third asymmetric DSL modem with the upload bandwidth and the download bandwidth of the fourth asymmetric DSL modem.