Patent ID: 8325631

Claim:
A method to extend transmission range of a digital subscriber line (DSL) comprising: receiving via an input subscriber line an input signal including a broadband data signal having a first signal strength and a telecommunication signal; separating the broadband data signal from the telecommunication signal; regenerating the broadband data signal by embedded error correction code, the embedded error correction code being used to correct signal errors associated with signal attenuation; providing forward error correction encoding for the regenerated broadband signal, the forward error correction encoding being usable to correct signal errors associated with signal attenuation; amplifying the regenerated broadband data signal to have a second signal strength which is greater than said first signal strength; merging the regenerated and amplified broadband data signal with said telecommunication signal into an output signal, wherein the amplified broadband data signal is assigned to one or more subscriber lines with available capacity; and transmitting the output signal over an output subscriber line.