There are seven parts of a data circuit: Data Terminal Equipment (DTE), The Interface between Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) and Data Communication (DCE) at point A, Data Communication (DCE) at point A, Transmission between point A to point B, The Data Communication (DCE) at point B, The Data Communication-Data Terminal Equipment (DCE-DTE) interface at point B, and The Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) at point B.