Wires and Wireless Flashcards
802.11a
5 GHz
54 Mbps
120m
802.11b
2.4 GHz
11 Mbps
140m
802.11g
2.4 GHz
54 Mbps
140m
Backwards compatable w/ 802.11b
802.11n
5 GHz & 2.4GHz
600 Mbps
250m
WEP
64-bit or 128-bit key size
Cryptographic vulnerabilities
WEP can no longer be used
WPA
Short-term workaround after WEP
Used RC4 cipher as TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol)
TKIP has its own vulnerabilities
WPA2
Replaced TKIP with CCMP (Counter Mode with Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol)
Replaced RC4 with AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)
Latest and most secure wireless encryption method
WPA2 Enterprise
Adds 802.1x
RADIUS server authentication
Two types of Optical Fiber
Multimode: Short-range communication (2km)
Single-mode: Long-range communication (100km)
Media Converters
OSI Layer 1
Copper to fiber, fiber to copper
Fiber conversion - single-mode to multimode
Connectors: ST, SC, LC, MT-RJ
CAT 3
10Base-T
10 Mbps
100m
RJ-11
CAT 5
100Base-TX
100 Mbps
100m
RJ-45
CAT 5e
1000Base-T
1000 Mbps
100m
RJ-45
CAT 6
1000Base-T/10GBase-T 1000 Mbps = 100m - or - 10 Gbps = 55m RJ-45
Coaxial Cable Composition
(outside - in) Plastic Jacket Metal Shielding Dielectric Insulator Wire Conductor
UTP/STP
Unshielded/Shielded Twisted Pair
Plenup rated = fire-resistant cable jacket
Coaxial Cable
Older Ethernet networks (RG-8/U)
Broadband Internet (RG-56)
Short-distance video (RG59)