3
00-15608-02
Punchdown
Block or NID
DSL
Jack
RTU
New Wiring Connections
Existing Wiring (POTS)
Customer Premises (CP)
POTS/DSL
Ethernet
Crossover
Cable
Central
Office
(CO)
Demarcation
Point
Local Loop
CP
POTS
Splitter
POTS
End-user
System
DSL – Digital Subscriber Line
POTS – Plain Old Telephone Service
NID – Network Interface Device
RTU
– Remote Termination Unit
Service
Provider
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 phone 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
