Paradyne Hotwire 6371 Installation Instructions Manual page 3

Demarcation
Central
Office
Local Loop
Service
Provider
DSL – Digital Subscriber Line
NID – Network Interface Device
New Wiring Connections
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.
Central
Office
(CO)
Local Loop
Service
Provider
DSL – Digital Subscriber Line
NID – Network Interface Device
POTS
Point
Splitter
POTS
POTS/DSL
Punchdown
Block or NID
Demarcation
Point
Punchdown
Block or NID
Customer Premises (CP)
DSL
Jack
Ethernet
Crossover
Cable
POTS – Plain Old Telephone Service
Existing Wiring (POTS)
Customer Premises (CP)
Optional
POTS
Splitter
POTS/DSL
POTS
Splitter
POTS
Splitter
POTS – Plain Old Telephone Service
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End-user
DSL
Systems
Router
Ethernet
or
Cable
Hub
DSL
Router
00-16571-01
To End-user
Systems
00-16569-01