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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2006
Ahmad Ansari, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Vernon Reed, Austin, TX (US);
Pierre Costa, Austin, TX (US);
David Hartman, Austin, TX (US);
Ahmad Ansari, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Vernon Reed, Austin, TX (US);
Pierre Costa, Austin, TX (US);
David Hartman, Austin, TX (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for method and apparatus for distributing signals. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communications interface (CI) (having a controller that manages a transceiver () coupled to a residential gateway (RG) () and one or more set top boxes (STBs) (). The controller can be programmed to receive () a very high bit rate digital subscriber line (VDSL) signal, transmit () the VDSL signal to the RG over a select one of a plurality of coaxial interfaces, and receive () an IP signal from the RG for distribution to the one or more STBs. Additional embodiments are disclosed.