Remote Connectivity Flashcards
CSU/DSU
Channel Service Unit/Digital Service Unit; were at the end of each termination of a T1 line.
DS0
64Kbps
DS1
1.544Mpbs
TDM
Time Division Multiplexing; The process of having frames that carry a portion of every channel in every frame sent on a regular interval
T3
Supports data rate of about 45Mbps. Consists of 672 Individual DS0 channels.
SONET
Synchronous Optical Network
WDM
Wavelength Division Multiplexing
DWDM
Dense wavelength Division Multiplexing
CWDM
Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing
Frame Relay
extremely efficient packet switching standard designed for an used primarily with T carrier lines.
MPLS
Multiprotocol Label Switching; adds an MPLS label that sits between the layer 2 header and layer 3 information.
V Standards
v. 22
v. 22bis
v. 32
v. 32bis
v. 34
v. 90
v. 92
SDSL
Symmetric DSL; provides equal upload and download pseeds and can provide up to 15Mbps.
ADSL
Asymmetric DSL; uses different upload and download speeds offering up to 15Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload.
PPPoE
Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet that used authentication to make the connection over DSL