Chapter 14: Remote Connectivity Flashcards

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Describe SONET.

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Makes up vast majority of long distance connections.

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What is a local exchange?

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-defined grouping of individual phone circuits served by a single multiplexer.

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What is a central office:

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handles one or more exchanges

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4
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What is the last mile?

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connection from central office to individual users.

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5
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Describe DS0.

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  • digital signal rate

- 64 Kbps

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What is a T-carrier?

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  • digital trunk carrier.
  • T1: high speed digital networking technology.
  • line is shielded two-pair cabling that connects to ends of a T-1. Two send, two receive.
  • CSU/DSU: Channel service unit/digital service unit.
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Describe DS1.

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  • digital signal one: special signaling.
  • frame consists of 25 pieces; framing bit and 24 channels.
  • channel: single 8 bit DS0 data sample. 193 bits per DS1 frame
  • frame transmitted 8,000 ties per second for a throughput of 1.544 Mbps.
  • TDM.
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Describe fractional t1 access.

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where you just but some of the channels.

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Describe a t3

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data rate of 45Mbps on dedicated telephone connection.

-672 individual DS0 channels. mainly used by regional telephone companies and ISPs.

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Describe an E1.

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  • similar to T1

- 2.048 Mbps(32 channels at 64 Kbps)

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Describe an E3.

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16 E1 lines. 34 Mbps

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What does a CSU/DSU perform?

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-performs line encoding and conditioning functions.

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What is the function of a CSU?

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  • protects t1/T3 line from lightening stikes and other electrical interference.
  • stores statisticas and capabilities for loopback testing.
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What is the function of a DSU?

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  • supplies timing to each user port.

- converts user’s data signal and converts to specificed line code and framing format for transmission.

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Describe a T1.

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24 channels, 1.544 Mbps

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Describe a T3,

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672 channels, 44.736 Mbps

17
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Describe an E1.

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32 channels 2.048 Mbps

18
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Describe an E3 line.

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512 channels 34.368 Mbps

19
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What does SONET stand for?

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Synchronous Optical Network (US)

20
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What does SDH stand for?

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Synchronous Digital Hierarchy(europe)

21
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What does SONET do?

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Defines inteface standard at physical and data link layers

-important standard for making WAN interconnections.

22
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What are OC standards?

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Optical Carrier Standards.

  • denote optical data-carrying capacity in bps of fiber optic cables.
  • OC speeds from 51.8Mbps(OC-1) to 39.8 Gbps(OC-768).
23
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What is WDM?

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Wavelength division multiplexing.

  • newer version is Dense WDM
  • can support approximately 150 signals. 7.7 gigabytes
24
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What is STS?

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Synchronous Transport Signals.

  • STS payload: data
  • STS overhead: signaling and protocol info.
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What is X.25?
- First generation of packet switching. | - CCITT packet switching protocol.
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What is Frame Relay?
- used primarily with T-carrier lines. - no data integrity. - being replaced by ATM and MPLS
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What is ATM?
Asynchronous Transfer MOde - integrated voice, video and data on one connection. - short fixed length packets (cells) - 155.52 - 622.08 Mbps and beyond.
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Describe MPLS
Multiprotocol Label Switching - adds an MPLS label that sits between Layer 2 header and layer 3 info. - purpose: move traffic quickly by providing network-wide quality of service.
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What is a BERT?
Bit Error Rate Test: verifies T-carrier connection from end to end.
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Describe 802.16 wiMax
range up to 30 miles
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What is a b-channel?
- DS0 channel | - two b, one d.
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What is BPL
Broadband over PowerLine | -powerline communications
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What is citrix
- WinFrame/Metaframe | - independent computing architecture.
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Describe RTP
Real-Time Transport Protocol bedrock of VOIP standards.
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Describe SIP and H.323
- setup, delivery of VOIP sessions - use multicasting - run on top of RTP.
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Describe real time streaming protocol.
runs on TCP port 554.