Technique for reducing overload in a shared transmission network

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Briefly, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for reducing the incidence of overload in a shared network caused by excessive noise and/or interference passing from an individual subscriber premises to a node within the shared network.
In accordance with the method, electrical signals embodying information intended for passage from the subscriber premises to the node are transmitted through a saturable core device.
The saturable core device advantageously becomes saturated when the level of the of the electrical signals and/or noise transmitted through the reactor exceeds a prescribed level.
In this way, excessive noise and/or interference from each subscriber premises is effectively blocked from reaching the node.