Paradyne HotWire 5446 Installation Instructions Manual page 3

DSL Access without a POTS Splitter
When the 5446 RTU is installed without a POTS splitter, a second telephone wiring pair
is needed for DSL access.
Demarcation
Central
Office
(CO)
Local Loop
Network
Service
Provider
(NSP)
Block or NID
DSL - Digital Subscriber Line
NID - Network Interface Device
New Wiring Connections
Point
POTS
DSL
Punchdown
Customer Premises (CP)
DSL
RTU
Jack
Ethernet
Ethernet
or
Crossover
Cable
Cable
POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service
RTU - Remote Termination Unit
Existing Wiring (POTS)
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End-user
Systems
HUB
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