Week 5 WANs Flashcards
1
Q
Wide area networks (WAN)
A
Acts like a single network, but spans across multiple physical locations
2
Q
Local loop
A
Would like be a T-carrier line between demarcation points
3
Q
WAN Router (border routers or edge routers)
A
Hardware devices that act as intermediate systems to route data amongst the LAN members groups of a WAN using private connections
4
Q
Software defined WAN (SD-WAN)
A
Software developed to address the unique needs of cloud based WAN environments
5
Q
A point to point VPN is also called
A
Site to Site
6
Q
Who handles sending data from one site to another?
A
ISP
