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1 - Telecommunications Chapter 11
1 - Telecommunications Chapter 11
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Computer Networking
Undergraduate 3
11/14/2017

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Term
Which type of WAN connection is not shared with other users and has continuously available communications channels?
Definition
Leased line
Term
The carrier’s endpoint device is referred to as which of the following?
Definition
Data Communications Equipment
Term
Which of the following is NOT a common WAN topology?
Definition
Switched
Term
Which WAN topology should you use if you have four sites and want to provide the best availability between all sites?
Definition
Mesh
Term
Which WAN topology forms a hierarchy and provides abundant flexibility and easy expansion?
Definition
Tiered
Term
Which WAN technology is circuit–switched and uses the PSTN?
Definition
ISDN
Term
Which WAN technology uses TDM, works over two copper wire pairs and transmits at 1.544 Mbps?
Definition
T–1
Term
What protocol can be used to bond multiple T–3 lines to provide a higher bandwidth link?
Definition
MLP
Term
Which WAN technology uses a DLCI to identify the circuit that routers should use to forward frames?
Definition
Frame relay
Term
Which of the following operates over the PSTN and uses data modulation techniques at the Physical layer of the OSI model to achieve high throughput?
Definition
DSL
Term
What device aggregates multiple DSL subscriber lines and connects them to the carrier’s CO?
Definition
DSLAM
Term
Which of the following standardizes broadband cable and defines multiple channels?
Definition
DOCSIS 3.0
Term
In a broadband cable network, what do all the nodes in a neighborhood connect to at the central office?
Definition
Head–end
Term
Which WAN technology uses 53–byte cells to provide predictable performance?
Definition
ATM
Term
Which WAN technology uses a dual–ring topology over fiber–optic cable which provides a self–healing network?
Definition
SONET
Term
Which WAN technology uses label switching to enable packet–switching technologies onto circuit–switched networks?
Definition
MPLS
Term
What technology can be used to allow high–bandwidth Ethernet to be used in a WAN connection?
Definition
CET
Term
Which WAN technology uses frequencies in the 2 to 11 GHz range and can transmit and receive signals up to 50 km?
Definition
WiMAX
Term
Which technology can transmit and receive signals in the 2.7 to 3.5 GHz range and uses a transponder to receive uplink signals?
Definition
Satellite
Term
What technique can be used to limit excessive bandwidth consumption by a particular user or group of users?
Definition
Throttling
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