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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2000
Yaqi Cheng, Smyrna, GA (US);
Adam M. Chellali, Richardson, TX (US);
Yaqi Cheng, Smyrna, GA (US);
Adam M. Chellali, Richardson, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A multi-line ADSL modem () and network () whereby the multi-line ADSL modem () has connections to several ADSL modems () at a central office (CO) () through a master loop (), shared loops (), and/or broadcast loops (). The master loop () provides the basic connection between the multi-line ADSL modem () and the CO modem () at the central office () while maintaining regular telephone service. The shared loops allow the multi-line ADSL modem to share the transmission capacity with other modems. The multi-line ADSL modem is able to receive broadcast data from the central office where several loops are configured as a broadcast loop for downstream transmission only, but which can also be configured for upstream communication transmission only or in combination with downstream transmission to provide bi-directional broadband communications.