<s>
Bridged	B-Architecture
tap	I-Architecture
or	O
bridge	B-Architecture
tap	I-Architecture
is	O
a	O
long-used	O
method	O
of	O
cabling	O
for	O
telephone	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
the	O
telephone	O
company	O
to	O
use	O
or	O
"	O
assign	B-Operating_System
"	O
that	O
pair	O
to	O
any	O
subscriber	O
near	O
those	O
terminal	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
days	O
of	O
party	B-Architecture
lines	I-Architecture
,	O
2	O
,	O
4	O
,	O
6	O
,	O
or	O
8	O
users	O
were	O
commonly	O
connected	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
pair	O
which	O
appeared	O
at	O
several	O
different	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bridge	B-Architecture
tap	I-Architecture
has	O
no	O
hybrid	O
coil	O
or	O
other	O
impedance	O
matching	O
components	O
,	O
just	O
a	O
“	O
T	O
”	O
(	O
or	O
branch	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
subscriber	O
lines	O
(	O
DSL	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
affected	O
by	O
a	O
bridged	B-Architecture
tap	I-Architecture
,	O
depending	O
on	O
where	O
the	O
tap	O
is	O
bridged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
bridged	B-Architecture
tap	I-Architecture
is	O
long	O
,	O
the	O
signal	O
bounces	O
back	O
only	O
in	O
very	O
attenuated	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Line	O
in	O
bridge	B-Architecture
tap	I-Architecture
technology	O
can	O
be	O
much	O
less	O
performing	O
caused	O
to	O
the	O
high	O
attenuation	O
added	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
cable	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bridged	B-Architecture
tap	I-Architecture
technology	O
does	O
not	O
add	O
latency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bridge	B-Architecture
tap	I-Architecture
can	O
also	O
be	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
multiple	O
"	O
or	O
a	O
telephone	O
pair	O
"	O
in	O
multiple	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
