System and method for providing high-speed data access using a distributed modem

摘要

A system and method for communicating data between a user connected to a subscriber line and a data network comprising a first module connected to the subscriber line and a second module, physically separate from the first module, connected to the data network. The first module includes a signal converter for converting analog signals received from the subscriber line to a digital signal for sending over an interconnection path to the second module. The second module includes a modulator/demodulator for converting the digital signal to data packets. The first module may be pooled with M first modules and connected over a shared interconnection path to N second modules. The interconnection path may be concentrated to permit communication of signals from those first and second modules communicating user data at any given time.