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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2002
Applicants:
Andrew L. Norrell, Nevada City, CA (US);
James T. Schley-may, Nevada City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew L. Norrell, Nevada City, CA (US);
James T. Schley-May, Nevada City, CA (US);
Assignee:
2Wire, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) network for improving the transmission of DSL signals over a local loop is disclosed. The DSL network includes a loop extender with communications, control, and diagnostic functionality, and a central office including a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) and a central office controller coupled to the loop extender via the local loop for controlling the loop extender.