System and method for providing data communication services through a catv tap-off device

A cable television (CATV) tap comprising:

• a tap transceiver configured to operably couple to a CATV gateway device in communication with a CATV network;
• wherein the tap transceiver and the gateway device communicate using a transceiver frequency band that is non-overlapping with a frequency band used to send CATV signals over the CATV network;
• and
• wherein the first device is configured to send or receive the device data, the device data comprising control data for controlling the first device or monitoring data generated by the first device.

A method comprising:

• operably coupling, a cable television (CATV) tap to a CATV network, the CATV tag comprising a tap transceiver;
• operably coupling a CATV gateway;device to the CATV tap, the CATV gateway device comprising:
• a gateway modem using a first communications standard to communicate with the CATV network;
• and
• a gateway transceiver operably coupled to the gateway modem and configured to communicate with the tap transceiver;
• operably coupling a first device to the CATV tap, the first device configured to send or receive device data, the device data comprising control data for controlling the first device or monitoring data generated by the first device;
• and
• via the tap transceiver of the CATV tap, communicating the device data between the first device and the gateway transceiver.