Communication server apparatus and method

A communication server coupled to a plurality of subscriber lines, the communication server comprising:

• a plurality of XDSL transceiver units;
• a plurality of POTS filter modules, each POTS filter module receiving a plurality of subscriber lines and operable to split each subscriber line into a twisted pair phone line and a twisted pair data line;
• a plurality of line interface modules, each line interface module having a plurality of inputs each coupled to a twisted pair data line from an associated POTS filter module, and each line interface module having a plurality of outputs each associated with one of the XDSL transceiver units, wherein each line interface module is operable to couple a requesting twisted pair data line to an output associated with a selected XDSL transceiver unit;
• a network interface having a plurality of inputs, each input coupled to an associated one of the XDSL transceiver units;
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• a system controller coupled to the XDSL transceiver units, to the plurality of line interface modules and to the network interface, the system controller operable:
• to select an available XDSL transceiver unit in response to a detected request for data service;
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• to direct the line interface module, to which the requesting twisted pair data line is coupled, to connect the requesting twisted pair data line to the selected XDSL transceiver unit.