US 9,288,514 B2 · Method and apparatus for high speed data services

Abstract

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a first line card coupled to minimally twisted or non-twisted pair cables, a very high digital subscriber line signal, modifying the very high digital subscriber line signal for transmission over the minimally twisted or non-twisted pair cables to generate an updated very high digital subscriber line signal that overcomes a transmission deficiency, and transmitting from the first line card the updated very high digital subscriber line signal to a second line card to cause the second line card to receive the adapted very high digital subscriber line signal at a desired signal quality and convert the updated very high digital subscriber line signal to a very high digital subscriber line signal for presentation of interactive television services at the customer premise equipment. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

receiving, by a first line card coupled to minimally twisted or non-twisted pair cables, a signal, wherein the minimally twisted or non-twisted pair cables have a transmission deficiency which prevents reliable delivery of the signal at a desired signal quality for presenting interactive television services at customer premise equipment, wherein the signal comprises a very high digital subscriber line signal;
modifying the signal, by applying noise canceling filters to the signal by the first line card, for transmission over the minimally twisted or non-twisted pair cables to generate an updated signal that overcomes the transmission deficiency, wherein the updated signal comprises a very high digital subscriber line signal;
and
transmitting from the first line card the updated signal to a second line card to cause the second line card to receive the updated signal at the desired signal quality and convert the updated signal to a converted signal for presentation of the interactive television services at the customer premise equipment, wherein the converted signal comprises a very high digital subscriber line signal.

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A system to transmit and receive interactive television services using minimally twisted or non-twisted pair cables, comprising:

a first line card coupled to the minimally twisted or non-twisted pair cable, the first line card comprising:
a first memory comprising first instructions;
and
a first processor coupled to the first memory, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the first processor performs first operations comprising:
receiving a signal;
and
modifying the signal for transmission over the minimally twisted or non-twisted pair cable having a transmission characteristic which affects a preferred signal quality for presenting interactive television services at customer premise equipment, wherein the signal is modified to form an updated signal that overcomes the transmission characteristic;
and
a second line card coupled to the minimally twisted or non-twisted pair cable, the second line card comprising:
a second memory comprising second instructions;
and
a second processor coupled to the second memory, wherein responsive to executing the second instructions, the second processor performs second operations comprising converting the updated signal to a converted signal enabling the customer premise equipment to present the interactive television services,
wherein the signal comprises a very high digital subscriber line signal,
wherein the updated signal comprises a very high digital subscriber line signal, and
wherein the converted signal comprises a very high digital subscriber line signal.

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Method and apparatus for high speed data services

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