Digital Line

Digital Line is an umbrella term for various kinds of digital telecommunications services.

What is Digital Line?

An umbrella term for various kinds of digital telecommunications services. The distinguishing feature of a digital line is that it is digital from end to end and does not employ any kind of analog modem technologies.

As a result, digital lines have higher traffic-carrying capacities, less noise, and better error-handling features than analog lines.

The term “digital line” can refer to circuits based on the following:

  • Digital data service (DDS)
  • Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
  • T-carrier services such as T1 lines, fractional T1, and T3
  • Switched 56 services