Section 11 Flashcards

1
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3 WAN connection types

A

Dedicated Leased Line
Circuit Switched Connection
Packet-Switched Connection

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2
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Dedicated Leased Line

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Point to point connection between two sites
All bandwidth all the time
Expensive
Digital circuits

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Circuit-Switched Connection

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Connection is brought up only when needed, like making a phone call

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Packet-Switched Connection

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Always on
Multiple customers share bandwidth
SLAs used to guarantee a certain quality

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5
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CSU/DSU

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Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit
Terminates the digital signal at customer location
Dedicated leased line

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6
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Metro ethernet

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Ethernet interfaces to customers
Less expensive than specialized ports used in CSU/DSU
Technology used hidden from customer

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7
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PPP

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Point-to-point protocol

Layer 3 protocol on dedicated leased lines to transmit layer 3 protocols simultaneously

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8
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LCP

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PPP Link Control Protocol
Multilink interface
Looped link detection
Error detection
Authentication
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9
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PPP Authentication methods

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Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)
Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
Microsoft Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (MS_CHAP)

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PAP

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Password Authentication Protocol
Performs one-way authentication between slient and server
Credentials in clear text

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CHAP

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Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol
Performs one-way authentication using three-way handshake
Hashed credentials

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12
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MS-CHAP

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Microsoft Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol

Microsoft version of CHAP

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13
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PPPoE

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PPP over ethernet

Commonly used with DSL modes

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14
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DSL

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Digital Subscriber Line

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15
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ADSL

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Asymmetric DSL
Maximum distance to DSLA: 18k ft
Voice and data on same line
Downstream: 8Mbps
Upstream: 1.544 Mbps
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16
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SDSL

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Symmetric DSL
Maximum distance to DSLAM: 12k ft
No simultaneous voice and data on same line
Downstream: 1.168 Mbps
Upstream: 1.168 Mbps
17
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VDSL

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Very High Bit-Rate DSL
Maximum distance to DSLAM: 4k ft
Downstream: 52Mbps
Upstream: 12 Mbps

18
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Cable Modems

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Hybrid-Fiber Coax (HFC) - cable tv containing both coaxial and fiber-optic
Specific frequencies for Downstream and upstream
Upstream: 5MHz tp 42MHz
Downstream: 50MHz to 860MHz

19
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Satellite Modems

A

Rural/remote locations
Low bandwidth
Weather

20
Q

POTS

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Plain Old Telephone Service
Analog connections using Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
Max bandwidth: 53.3 kbps

21
Q

ISDN

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Integrated Services Digital Network

Older technology using B channels

22
Q

Frame Relay

A

Sites connected to virtual circuits
Low cost and widely available
On-demand
Layer 2 technology

23
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SONET

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Synchronous Optical Network 
Layer 1 technology using fiber
155 Mbps to 10Gbps
20km to 250km
Bus or Ring topology