Chapter 16. Wide Area Networks

THE FOLLOWING COMPTIA NETWORK+ EXAM OBJECTIVES ARE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:

  • 2.5 Categorize WAN technology types and properties

    • Type:

      • Frame relay

      • E1/T1

      • ADSL

      • SDSL

      • VDSL

      • Cable modem

      • Satellite

      • E3/T3

      • OC-x

      • Wireless

      • ATM

      • SONET

      • MPLS

      • ISDN BRI

      • ISDN PRI

      • POTS

      • PSTN

    • Properties

      • Circuit switch

      • Packet switch

      • Speed

      • Transmission media

      • Distance

Wide Area Networks

One of the main ways a WAN differs from a LAN is that whereas you generally own a LAN infrastructure, you usually lease WAN infrastructure from a service provider. To be honest, modern technologies even blur this definition, but it still fits neatly into the context of CompTIA's Network+ exam objectives. Anyway, I've already ...

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