Network using asymmetric uplink and downlink baud rates to reduce crosstalk

The method of claim 14, further comprising:

• lowpass filtering, at the first transceiver, the second signal to attenuate the crosstalk in the second signal caused by transmission of the third signal in the second cable at the third baud rate;
• and
• lowpass filtering, at the second transceiver, the fourth signal to attenuate the crosstalk in the fourth signal caused by transmission of the first signal in the first cable at the first baud rate.

A first network interface for communicating via a first cable, comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive a first signal via the first cable, the first signal having been transmitted by a second network device at a first baud rate;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit, concurrently with the receiver receiving the first signal at the first baud rate, a second signal via the first cable at a second baud rate that is lower than the first baud rate to reduce crosstalk, caused by transmission of the second signal in the first cable, into one or more second cables.

A method for communicating via a first cable, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a transceiver of a first network device, a first signal via the first cable. the first signal having been transmitted by a second network device at a first baud rate;
• and
• concurrently with receiving the first signal via the first cable, transmitting, by the transceiver, a second signal via the first cable at a second baud rate that is lower than the first baud rate to reduce crosstalk, caused by transmission of the second signal in the first cable, into one or more second cables.