A system for providing video-on-demand service, broadband internet access
and other broadband services over T-carrier systems including a pull
multiplexer cherrypicker at the head end is disclosed. The pull
multiplexer receives upstream requests and cull out MPEG or other
compressed video packets, IP packets and other data packet types to
satisfy the requests or to send pushed programming downstream. The
downstream can be DSL or HFC. Each customer has a cable modem, DSL modem
or a gateway which interfaces multiple signal sources to a LAN to which
settop decoders, digital phones, personal computers, digital FAX
machines, video cameras, digital VCRs etc. can be attached. Each gateway
can coupled the LAN to a DSL line or HFC through a cable modem or a
satellite dish through a satellite transceiver. A PSTN and conventional
TV antenna interface is also provided.