Apparatus and method for concurrent voice and data transmission

Claim 2

Communication apparatus comprising: a first xDSL transceiver for conveying an xDSL transmission; a splitter for conveying a POTS transmission via a POTS telephone line and said xDSL transmission via an xDSL telephone line; and a second xDSL transceiver being in communication with said first xDSL transceiver and said splitter, and wherein said first xDSL transceiver comprises a plurality of first xDSL transceivers; and wherein said communication apparatus further comprises: inverse multiplexing apparatus in communication with any of said plurality of first xDSL transceivers.

Claim 3

Communication apparatus according to claim 1 and further comprising remote powering apparatus for receiving power over a standard telephone line.

Claim 4

Communication apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said standard telephone line is operative to convey said xDSL transmission.

Claim 5

A communication system according to claim 1 wherein any of said telephone lines are twisted pair telephone lines.

Claim 6

Communication apparatus comprising: a first xDSL transceiver for conveying an xDSL transmission; a splitter for conveying a POTS transmission via a POTS telephone line and said xDSL transmission via an xDSL telephone line; and a second xDSL transceiver being in communication with said first xDSL transceiver and said splitter wherein said splitter comprises a plurality of splitters and wherein said communication apparatus further comprises POTS multiplexing apparatus in communication with said plurality of splitters.

Claim 7

Communication apparatus comprising: a first xDSL transceiver for conveying an xDSL transmission; a splitter for conveying a POTS transmission via a POTS telephone line and said xDSL transmission via an xDSL telephone line; and a second xDSL transceiver being in communication with said first xDSL transceiver and said splitter wherein said splitter comprises a plurality of splitters and wherein said communication apparatus further comprises POTS multiplexing apparatus in communication with said plurality of splitters.

Claim 8

Communication apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said POTS multiplexing apparatus receives a combined POTS transmission of a plurality of POTS transmissions and multiplexingly communicates said plurality of POTS transmissions via said plurality of splitters.

Claim 9

Communication apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said POTS multiplexing apparatus comprises digital pair gain apparatus.

Claim 10

Communication apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said POTS multiplexing apparatus comprises digital loop carrier apparatus.

Claim 11

Communication apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said POTS multiplexing apparatus comprises remote switching unit apparatus.

Claim 12

A communication system comprising: a remote xDSL transceiver; a PSTN switch; and a substation in communication with said remote xDSL transceiver via at least one xDSL telephone line and said PSTN switch via at least one POTS telephone line, wherein said substation comprises: a first xDSL transceiver for communicating in at least one direction an xDSL transmission via said at least one xDSL telephone line; a second xDSL transceiver for communicating in at least one direction said xDSL transmission with said first xDSL transceiver; and a splitter for communicating in at least one direction a POTS transmission via said at least one POTS telephone line and said xDSL transmission with said second xDSL transceiver.

Claim 13

A communication system comprising: a remote xDSL transceiver; a PSTN switch; and a substation in communication with said remote xDSL transceiver via at least one xDSL telephone line and said PSTN switch via at least one POTS telephone line, wherein said substation comprises: a first xDSL transceiver for communicating in at least one direction an xDSL transmission via said at least one xDSL telephone line; a second xDSL transceiver for communicating in at least one direction said xDSL transmission with said first xDSL transceiver; and a splitter for communicating in at least one direction a POTS transmission via said at least one POTS telephone line and said xDSL transmission with said second xDSL transceiver.

Claim 14

A communication system according to claim 10 and further comprising at least one subscriber telephone line.

Claim 15

A communication system according to claim 11 wherein said splitter communicates in at least one direction via said at least one subscriber telephone line.

Claim 16

A communication system according to claim 11 wherein said at least one subscriber telephone line comprises a plurality of subscriber telephone lines and wherein said substation multiplexingly communicates via said plurality of subscriber telephone lines.

Claim 17

A communication system according to claim 11 and further comprising a low pass filter for communication with said substation via said subscriber telephone line.

Claim 18

A communication system according to claim 14 and further comprising POTS apparatus for communication via said low pass filter.

Claim 19

A communications communications to claim 10 wherein communication between said remote xDSL transceiver and said substation uses ADSL protocol.

Claim 20

A communications system according to claim 11 wherein any of said transmissions via said subscriber telephone line uses either of ADSL protocol and VDSL protocol.