Delivering video over an ATM/DSL network using a multi-layered video coding system

A network for delivering video over a digital subscriber line (DSL) path comprising:

• customer premises equipment (CPE) for coupling to a subscriber's communications device;
• a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) coupled over a digital subscriber line (DSL) path to the customer premises equipment;
• an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network coupled between the digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) and a source of video signal, the video signal being made up of multiple video layers contributing to a resolution of the video signal when the multiple video layers are combined;
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• a network control for monitoring bandwidth available on the digital subscriber line (DSL) path to the customer premises equipment (CPE) and controlling the digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) to deliver to the customer premises equipment (CPE) selective ones of the video layers.