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An Intelligent Network Interface Device, more commonly known as an "INID", is a system that provides
triple play In baseball or softball, a triple play (denoted as TP in baseball statistics) is the act of making three out (baseball), outs during the same play. There have only been 739 triple plays in Major League Baseball (MLB) since 1876, an average of ju ...
media services to customer homes. The system provides
digital subscriber line Digital subscriber line (DSL; originally digital subscriber loop) is a family of technologies that are used to transmit digital data over telephone lines. In telecommunications marketing, the term DSL is widely understood to mean asymmetric dig ...
access, advanced TV, and
voice over internet protocol Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), also known as IP telephony, is a set of technologies used primarily for voice communication sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. VoIP enables Voice call, voice calls to be tran ...
(VoIP) phone services to subscribed customers. The term may refer either to a standalone external
residential gateway A residential gateway is a small consumer-grade gateway which bridges network access between connected local area network (LAN) hosts to a wide area network (WAN) (such as the Internet) via a modem, or directly connects to a WAN (as in EttH), ...
or to a system of multiple components that together provide RG functions. Models include the
2Wire 2Wire, Inc. was a computer hardware manufacturer active from 1998 to 2010 that provided telecommunications companies with home networking hardware, software, service platforms, and remote Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) management systems. The ...
HomePortal INID and the Entone Crescendo INID. AT&T's
U-verse U-verse TV is an internet protocol television (IPTV) service operated by DirecTV. Launched on June 26, 2006, U-verse was originally a triple play package that included broadband Internet (now AT&T Internet or AT&T Fiber), IP telephone (now AT& ...
brand of services employs the 2Wire INID as an alternative residential gateway. Unlike the traditional
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(NID) that it replaces, an INID includes an outdoor unit that mounts to the side of the subscriber's home in a hardened, weather-resistant enclosure that is easily accessible by carrier technicians; it also can include an indoor unit and a battery backup. By transferring intelligent gateway functions and all service and network terminations to the side of the house, the INID eliminates the need to bring DSL into the house, eliminating the signal loss typical of in-home wiring. The location at the side of the house also allows for an easy connection between the INID's integrated VoIP function and the home's existing phone wiring. The outdoor location also provides carrier technicians with easy access to home coaxial cable wiring, which can be reused to distribute high-speed LAN technologies to video
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es and other networked consumer devices throughout the home using
HomePNA The HomePNA Alliance (formerly the Home Phoneline Networking Alliance, also known as HPNA) is an incorporated non-profit industry association of companies that develops and standardizes technology for home networking over the existing coaxial ca ...
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References

*http://www.att.com/support_media/images/pdf/uverse/iNIDv2_UG.pdf *http://www.entone.com/assets/File/Data%20Sheets/Crescendo_datasheet%20v1_1206.pdf Digital subscriber line {{Telecom-stub