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jpf-netplus-2.5 Packet Switched WAN Technologies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Packet Switched Technologies | ATM, SONET, OC-x, ADSL, SDSL, VDSL, Frame Relay,MPLS,Cable Modem, Satellite,Wireless. |
| Packet Switched Technologies | Media is Shared, Data Grouped in Packet, |
| What is SONET? | Synchronous Optical Networking, A protocol for Multiplexing many different datastreams over the same fiber. Provider oriented. |
| What is ATM? | Asynchronous Transfer Moder, common over SONET |
| What is OC-x? | Optical Carrier level, speed used over ATM, SONET |
| What is ADSL? | Asymetric Digital Subscriber Line. |
| What is the max distance for ADSL to the Central Office | 3.0 km, 1.9 miles, 10,000 ft |
| What are the bandwith upstream/Downstream for ADSL? | 24Mbit/s downstream and 3.5 Mbit/s upstream |
| What SDSL stand for? | Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
| What does VDSL stand for? | Very High Bitrate DSL. |
| What is the max bandwidth for VDSL? | up to 100 Mbit/s |
| Frame Relay properties | Data encapsulated into frame relay frames, fault tolerent, Very high speed. |
| What does MPLS stand for? | Multiprotocol Label Switching |
| Cable Modem speed | from 4Mbit/s to 100Mbit/s over DOCSIS |
| Satellite Properties | Up to 5Mbit/s, Latent |
| Which WAN transport is usually associated with ATM? | SONET |