Telecommunications Equipment Location Considerations

Locating various components and telephone sets in a home are dependent on the type of phone system selected, the location where the phone lines enter the home (the demarcation point), and the type of phone cabling that might be already present in an existing home. Availability of some of the services, such as DSL and dial-up and cable Internet, are related to certain home environmental conditions discussed in the following paragraphs.

Telecommunications System Characteristics and Restrictions

Telecommunications systems for the home user covered earlier include analog and digital telephone systems, PBX, key systems, and KSU-less telephone systems. Although PBX and KSU key phone systems are seldom ...

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