Radio frequency (RF) ethernet trunking

An apparatus comprising:

• an input port;
• a first radio frequency output port;
• a second radio frequency output port;
• a first data transport protocol switch connected to the input port and the first radio frequency output port, wherein the first data transport protocol switch is configured to pass data in a data stream using a first data transport protocol to and from the input port and the first radio frequency output port;
• and
• a Remote PHY device (RPD) connected to the first data transport protocol switch and the second radio frequency output port, wherein the RPD is configured to:
• receive data from the first data transport protocol switch,
• convert the data received from the first data transport protocol switch to a second data transport protocol,
• transmit the data converted to the second data transport protocol out the second radio frequency output port,
• receive data from the second radio frequency output port,
• convert the data received from the second radio frequency output port to the first data transport protocol, and
• transmit the data converted to the first data transport protocol to the first data transport protocol switch where the data converted to the first data transport protocol is injected into the data stream.

An apparatus comprising:

• an input port;
• a first radio frequency output port;
• a second radio frequency output port;
• and
• a communication component connected to the input port, the first radio frequency output port, and the second radio frequency output port, wherein the communication component is configured to:
• pass data in a data stream using a first data transport protocol to and from the input port and the first radio frequency output port,
• receive data from the first data stream,
• convert the data received from first data stream to a second data transport protocol,
• transmit the data converted to the second data transport protocol out the second radio frequency output port,
• receive data from the second radio frequency output port,
• convert the data received from the second radio frequency output port to the first data transport protocol, and
• inject the data converted to the first data transport protocol into the data stream.