Establishing Serial Point-To-Point Connections

Introducing Wide-Area Networks

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Outline
Overview
WAN Overview
WAN Connection Types
WAN Components
WAN Cabling
Layer 2 Encapsulation Protocols
Summary

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WAN Overview

WANs connect remote sites.

Connection requirements vary depending on user
requirements, cost, and availability.

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WAN Connection Types: Layer 1

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Interfacing Between
WAN Service Providers

Provider assigns connection parameters

to subscriber
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Serial Point-to-Point Connections

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Typical WAN Encapsulation Protocols:

Layer 2

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Summary
A WAN makes data connections across a broad geographic
area so that information can be exchanged between distant
sites.
WAN connection types include leased line, circuit-switched,
and packet-switched.
WAN components that the provider assigns to your
organization include CPE, demarcation, local loop, CO
switch, and toll network.
Cisco routers support the EIA/TIA-232, EIA/TIA-449, V.35,
X.21, and EIA/TIA-530 standards for serial connections.
To encapsulate data for crossing a WAN link, a variety of
Layer 2 protocols can be used, including HDLC, PPP, SLIP,
X.25/LAPB, Frame Relay, and ATM.

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