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NOTE:
In this document:
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End-user system is used to represent any host with an Ethernet connection.
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Service provider is used to represent any Internet Service Provider (ISP) or
remote Local Area Network (LAN) provider.
DSL Access with an Optional Hotwire 5030 POTS Splitter
An optional Hotwire 5030 POTS (plain old telephone service) Splitter can be installed to
block out the DSL signal and allow POTS frequencies to pass through. At the customer
premises, the DSL router and a telephone can function simultaneously over the same
pair of copper wires when a POTS splitter is installed near the demarcation point for all
telephones on the same POTS line as DSL.
When a Hotwire 5030 POTS Splitter is used at both ends of the local loop, wiring is
connected at the customer premises:
From the demarcation point to the CP POTS splitter, and
From the demarcation point to the DSL jack.
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Punchdown
Block or NID
DSL
Jack
Customer Premises (CP)
POTS/DSL
Ethernet
Crossover
Cable
Ethernet
Cable
or
Demarcation
Point
Local Loop
Hub
POTS
Splitter
DSL – Digital Subscriber Line
POTS – Plain Old Telephone Service
NID – Network Interface Device
POTS
End-user
Systems
Service
Provider
DSL
Router
Central
Office
New Wiring Connections
Existing Wiring (POTS)