Patent ID: 7684557

Claim:
A method of establishing connections of an insulation displacement connection block for use in selective delivery of digital subscriber line service to a subscriber, the insulation displacement connection block including a plurality of double termination locations, the method comprising the steps of: a) establishing a first connection from a pair gain system at a first double termination location of the insulation displacement connection block; b) establishing a second connection from a splitter at the first double termination location; c) establishing a third connection from the subscriber at a second double termination location of the insulation displacement connection block; d) establishing a fourth connection from the splitter at the second double termination location; and e) selectively providing digital subscriber line service to the subscriber by: i) inserting a disconnector plug into an insertion location defined by the block, the insertion location corresponding to the first and second double termination locations, wherein the block delivers both a pair gain signal and a DSL signal to the subscriber; and ii) removing the disconnector plug from the insertion location, wherein the block delivers only a pair gain signal to the subscriber.