Products & Solutions
Network Interface Device
Overview
CenturyLink Network Interface Devices (NIDs) are used to connect loop facilities to inside wiring at an end-user customer's premises. The NID is either already in place or can be installed at your customer's premises, reducing the cost of deploying and maintaining your own device. The CenturyLink NID provides a protective ground connection and is capable of terminating cables such as twisted pair cable.
CenturyLink has the technology and resources to help you build and maintain a state-of-the-art telecommunications network. We keep our service simple for you because our Carrier Markets organization will serve as your single point-of-contact for ordering, provisioning, and billing.
Using NIDs from CenturyLink, you may:
- Save capitol by reducing expenditures.
- Provide the reliability of the CenturyLink network for your end-user customers.
Features & Benefits
- CenturyLink network reliability - allows your end-user customers to benefit from CenturyLink state-of-the-art facilities.
- CenturyLink dedicated customer service - serves as a single point-of-contact for ordering, provisioning, and billing.
- Standard, predictable fees - simplifies budgeting.
Product Details
Network Interface Device (NID) is a telecommunications demarcation unit that provides induced voltage power surge protection and physical termination points for CenturyLink network loop facilities and end-user Customer Owned Premises Wiring (COPW) as required by Article 800 of the National Electric Code (NEC).
The NID is available in single and multiple line configurations and is equipped with a standard RJ-11C jack that allows the customer to perform test isolation diagnostic of the customer owned premises wiring.
The NID is either already in place or can be installed at your customer's premises, reducing the cost of deploying and maintaining your own device. The Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) shall, at it's own expense, provide a NID to connect its own loops to its end-user customer's inside wiring. The CLEC may use the end-user side of the CenturyLink NID to access the inside wire.
Business Applications
Network Interface Devices (NIDs) form CenturyLink maintain connectivity between your end-user customer's inside wiring and the local loop in order to provide them with voice and data services.
Last Update: July 21, 2017