WAN Flashcards
5G
Fifth Generation WLAN cellular technology
-comes in low-band, mid-band, and high-band.
The higher the band, the faster the speed but smaller the coverage.
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
-Cell technology that takes the voice during a call and then converts it to digital data.
CDMA
Code-Division Multiple Access
- Cellular technology that uses code division to split up the channel.
Dedicated Leased Line
Point-to-point connection between two sites. (Bandwidth is available all the time.
T1/T3/E1
Dedicated lease lines that use CSU/DSUs
T1 = 1.544 Mbps
T3 = 44.736 Mbps
E1 = 2.0 Mbps
CSU/DSU
Terminates the digital signals at the customer’s location.
Metro Ethernet
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
-Layer 2 protocol on dedicated leased lines to transmit multiple Layer 3 protocols.
PAP
Password Authentication Protocol
-PPP protocol used to authenticate one way IN THE CLEAR format.
CHAP
Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol
-One way authentication with hashed 3 way handshake
MS-CHAP
Microsoft version of CHAP. Most secure version.
HFC
Hybrid fiber-coax
Used by cable modems
DOCSIS
Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification
-Cable modem Specification
MPLS
Multi Protocol Label Switching
DMVPN
Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private Network