A network architecture for delivery of broadcast and interactive digital services over a hybrid fiber-coax distribution system. The network includes at least one remote/local hub that communicates with a plurality of video information providers (VIPs) and a plurality of headends/central offices....http://www.google.de/patents/US5847751?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5847751 - CATV communication system remote hub for distribution of digital, analog, broadcast and interactive communications 
