Which component represents the final link from the distribution network to the customer's premises?

Which component represents the final link from the distribution network to the customer's premises?

• A. Drop at the customer's premise
• B. Headend
• C. Amplifier
• D. Node

Answer: (A)

In a cable plant, the last leg of the signal path to a subscriber is the drop at the customer's premise. Signals start at the headend, travel through amplifiers and nodes along the distribution network, and the final segment runs from the network connection point to the home, terminating at the service entrance or customer equipment. The headend is the central hub, amplifiers boost signal along the way, and a node splits the signal to serve multiple homes; none of these represent the final link to a single premises the way the customer drop does.

In a cable plant, the last leg of the signal path to a subscriber is the drop at the customer's premise. Signals start at the headend, travel through amplifiers and nodes along the distribution network, and the final segment runs from the network connection point to the home, terminating at the service entrance or customer equipment. The headend is the central hub, amplifiers boost signal along the way, and a node splits the signal to serve multiple homes; none of these represent the final link to a single premises the way the customer drop does.