Chapter_2-quiz Flashcards
Which one of the WAN technologies is inadequate for video traffic but operates adequately for voice traffic
ISDN BRI is inadequate for video, but it permits several simultaneous voice conversations in addition to data traffic
is ATM one of the WAN technologies is inadequate for video traffic but operates adequately for voice traffic?
no, ATM has a small, 53-byte fixed-length cell that is well suited for carrying voice and video traffic because this traffic is intolerant of delay.
what kind of equipment for: devices and inside wiring that are located on the enterprise edge and connect to a carrier link
customer premises equipment
what kind of equipment: customer devices that pass the data from a customer network or host computer for transmission over the WAN
data terminal equipment
what kind of equipment: devices that put data on the local loop
data communications equipment
Fill in the blank.
Branch office networks and corporate headquarter networks can be connected together using
________
VPN connections through the Internet infrastructure.
site to site
what is: MPLS function?
can be used to deliver any type of packet between sites
when is the WAN technology used: ISDN?
when additional capacity is needed on a leased line
What are two common types of circuit-switched WAN technologies?
public switched telephone network (PSTN) and the integrated services digital network (ISDN)
what type of equipment: devices and inside wiring that are located on the enterprise edge and connect to a carrier link
customer premises equipment
what type of equipment is used: customer devices that pass the data from a customer network or host computer for transmission over the WAN
data terminal equipment
what type of equipment ids used? devices that put data on the local loop
data communications equipment
What is a long distance fiber-optic media technology that supports both SONET and SDH, and assigns incoming optical signals to specific wavelengths of light
DWDM
A customer needs a WAN virtual connection that provides high-speed, dedicated bandwidth between two sites. Which type of WAN connection would best fulfill this need?
ethernet WAN
what geographic scope requirement would be considered a distributed WAN scope
many to many
