Premises gateway and premises network interfaces for accessing subscriber premises equipment and communication networks using ring suppression

A system deployed at a subscriber premises for connecting network devices and host systems on a network to individually addressable nodes connected to subscriber premises devices at the subscriber premises, comprising:

• a premises gateway comprising a central processing device, a bus, at least one of a plurality of network interface devices configured to establish a connection between at least one of said network devices and said host systems to a selected one of said subscriber premises devices via said premises gateway, each of said network interface devices being configured to receive inbound signals generated by said at least one of said network devices and said host systems and transmitted on a first communication link selected from the group consisting of a twisted pair wire link, a fiber optic link, a coaxial cable link a hybrid fiber optic/coaxial cable link, and a wireless communication link, to process said signals for transmission on said bus, and to receive outbound signals generated by said subscriber premises devices via said bus, and at least one of a plurality of subscriber premises interface devices configured to receive said outbound signals generated by said at least one of said subscriber premises devices and transmitted on a second communication link selected from the group consisting of a twisted pair wire link a fiber optic link, a coaxial cable like a hibrid fiber optic/coaxial cable link and a wireless communication link to process said signals for transmission on said bus, and to receive said inbound signals via said bus, said central processing device being operable to control routing of said inbound signals and said outbound signals on said bus by analyzing signals generated by said network interface devices and said subscriber premises interface devices and generating command signals;
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• at least one premises node interface connected to one of said subscriber premises devices and configured to receive said outbound signals therefrom and to transmit said outbound signals via said second communication link, and configured to receive said inbound signals via said second communication link, said premises node interface comprising a switching device to suppress the transmission of said inbound signals to said one of said subscriber premises devices, said switching device being opened and closed in response to said command signals from said central processing device.