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98-15613-02
Punchdown
Block or NID
DSL
Jack
RTU
New Wiring Connections
Existing Wiring (POTS)
Customer Premises (CP)
DSL
Central
Office
(CO)
Network
Service
Provider
(NSP)
Demarcation
Point
Local Loop
Router
CP
POTS
Splitter
POTS
DSL – Digital Subscriber Line
POTS – Plain Old Telephone Service
NID – Network Interface Device
RTU
– Remote Termination Unit
End-user
Systems
DSL Access with a Hotwire 5038 Distributed POTS Splitter
When a Hotwire 5038 Distributed POTS Splitter is used, one 5038 Distributed POTS
Splitter is installed as a filter for each telephone on the same POTS line as DSL.
98-15815-01
RTU
Customer Premises (CP)
Central
Office
(CO)
Local Loop
POTS
Splitter
To End-user
Systems
DSL – Digital Subscriber Line
POTS – Plain Old Telephone Service
NID – Network Interface Device
RTU – Remote Termination Unit
POTS
Splitter
POTS
Splitter
Network
Service
Provider
(NSP)
Demarcation
Point
Punchdown
Block or NID
POTS/DSL
Optional
