All types of DSL essentially operate by formatting signals using various Time Domain Equalization (TDE) techniques to send packets over the conventional copper wire at high data rates. In essence, a DSL modem operates to utilize the otherwise unused portion of the available bandwidth in the copper lines, i.e., the bandwidth between 24,000 and 2,200,000 Hz. By equipping both the user and the CO with DSL modems, the section of copper wire between the two can act as a purely digital high-speed transmission channel having a capacity on the order of 16 Mbps (million bits per second). This dedicated copper wire can carry far more data than the 3,000 hertz signal needed for your phone's voice channel. Unlike a conventional modem, a DSL modem takes advantage of the fact that any normal home, apartment or office has a dedicated copper wire running between it and the nearest CO. One such technology generating significant interest is Digital Subscriber Line technology or DSL. As the need for higher speed networks has increased, technology has developed which enables conventional networks to surpass the conventional bandwidth limitations of the PSTN network (i.e., a single 3000 Hz signal transmitted between a user and the phone company's nearest central office (CO)). In a similar manner to the transmission modulation techniques, modems also operate to receive and demodulate signals back into digital formats readable by a receiving terminal. Essentially, these techniques conduct a bitwise conversion of the digital signal into a corresponding analog signal having a frequency related to the original digital value. Examples of modulation techniques may include discrete multi-tone (DMT) modulation, frequency shift keying (FSK), phase shift keying (PSK), differential phase shift keying (DPSK), quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), carrierless amplitude and phase (CAP) modulation. Such modulation may be accomplished in any of a variety of manners, dependent only upon the network protocol as well as the bandwidth capability of the physical medium being used. In the case of conventional telephone modems, a modem operates to modulate a data signal generated by a computer into an analog format compatible with the PSTN (public switched telephone network). Generally speaking, a modem is a generic term for any of a variety of modulator/demodulator (hence the term “modem”) devices, which, upon transmission, essentially format digital data signals into signals compatible with the type of network being utilized. In order to transmit and receive data over these mediums, most modern telecommunications systems utilize some type of modem to package, transmit and receive data over a physical medium such as conventional copper telephone lines, fiber optic networks, wireless networks, etc. Accordingly, over recent years, the two such mediums most widely meeting these requirements include the cable television (CATV) and the conventional copper wire telephone systems (plain old telephone system or POTS). In relation to the requirement that such mediums be affordable to consumers, it was determined that the most cost-effective manner for providing service to customers was by using infrastructure already present in most locations. With the increasing popularity of the Internet and other content-heavy electronic communication systems, there has been a substantial need for reliable and affordable high bandwidth mediums for facilitating data transmissions between service providers and their customers. The present invention relates generally to electronic communication systems, and in particular, to systems and methods for transmitting and receiving information from such systems over a computer network.