TIA's Glossary of Telecommunication Terms

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protected distribution system (PDS)

[A] wireline or fiber-optics telecommunication system that includes terminals and adequate acoustical, electrical, electromagnetic, and physical safeguards to permit its use for the unencrypted transmission of classified information. [NIS] Note: A complete protected distribution system includes the subscriber and terminal equipment and the interconnecting lines. Deprecated synonym approved circuit.

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