Patent ID: 8713617

Claim:
A network interface device comprising: an isolation device adapted to isolate a transport medium internal to a customer premises from a first transport medium external to the customer premises such that operational changes to one of the internal and external transport media do not affect the other of the internal and external transport media, wherein the isolation device includes a customer area accessible to a customer of a telecommunication service provider and a network area inaccessible to the customer of the telecommunication service provider; a first interface coupled with the isolation device and adapted to communicate with the first external transport medium, wherein the first external transport medium is in communication with a distribution point; a second interface coupled with the isolation device and adapted to communicate with the internal transport medium; an addressable external set-top box (ESTB) disposed within the network area of the isolation device and external to the customer premises and coupled with the first and second interfaces, wherein the external set-top box: receives encoded telecommunication information from the first external transport medium; receives instructions from a remote control device via the internal transport medium, the remote control device being disposed within the customer premises; generates television signals from the encoded telecommunication information for transmission over the internal transport medium as a function of the instructions received from the remote control device; and transmits the generated television signals over the internal transport medium to at least one customer premises device disposed within the customer premises; and a digital video recorder application device, disposed within the network area of the isolation device to provide video storage capability.