Abstract: A novel 3-way digital branching network located at a telecommunications repeater branches digital service channel signals into and out of the digital transmission system. On the drop side a first adder combines the West-to-East and East-to-West digital service channel signals before being converted to analog signals for use by the local service channel equipment. On the insert side the locally generated service channel signals are digitized and then digitally combined with the through path signals by a second and third adder for insertion into the West-to-East and East-to-West digital transmission paths.