15 Sep 08 Local Line Distribution Network

Regardless of the layout, all the telephones and the associated wires connected to a local exchange are collectively known as the Local Line Distribution Network. A network is nothing but a collection of inter-connected devices whose purpose is to communicate. Local distribution facilities carry signals from the subscriber’s instrument to the local common carrier office and back. Both transmission and reception occur over a two-wire circuit that links the telephone and the local exchange. This two-wire circuit is referred to as the subscriber’s loop.