General Flashcards
Use straight thru cables
Switch to router
Computer to switch
Computer to hub
Use crossover cable
Switch to switch Switch to hub Hub to hub Router to router Computer to computer Computer to router
Access layer
Provides local and remote user access
Controls which devices are allowed to communicate on the network
Distribution layer
Controls flow of data between access and core layers
Delineates broadcast domains by performing routing functions between VLANs defined at access layer
Core layer
High speed backbone
Highly available and redundant
Work area
Locations of end devices used by individual
Telecommunications room
Where connections to intermediary devices take place
House hubs, switches, routers, and data service
Horizontal cabling
Cables connecting the telecommunications rooms with the work areas
Backbone cabling
Cabling used to connect the telecommunication rooms with the equipment rooms
Interconnects LANs between buildings
Aggregated traffic
Network diameter
Number of devices a packet has to cross before destination
CPE
Customer premises equipment
DCE
Data-circuit-terminating equipment
Puts data on local loop
DTE
Data terminal equipment
Carrier equipment connects subscriber to the WAN
Local loop
Cable that connects the CPE to the central office
Last mile
Demarcation point
Connects CPE to local loop
CSU/DSU
Channel service unit(CSU) provides termination for digital signal, error correction, and monitoring
Data service unit(DSU) concerts t-carrier line frames into frames the LAN Can read and vice versa
WAN data link protocols
HDLC point-to-point protocol Frame relay ATM MPLS
Network documentation
Should include
- network topology diagram
- network configuration table
- end system configuration table
- network baseline
User exec mode
Access to limited number of basic monitoring and troubleshooting commands, such as show and ping
Privileged exec mode
Full access to all device commands, including configuration and managememt
Up arrow or ctrl-p
Go back thru command history
Up arrow or ctrl-n
Go forward in command history