Name: Fabian Calle-Calle Date: 11 Feb 2015

ISSC340 Week 2 Assignment (3% of Grade)

Lesson 2 Review: Wide Area Networks
The purpose of this activity is to reinforce what you have learned so far about local area networks technologies.

1. What is a T1 circuit? (Word count: 15-25)

A T1 circuit is the most common connectivity method in the United States and Japan and it is 24 different channels of voice and data that carries signals at a speed of up to 1.544 mbps

2. A statistical multiplexer provides each user with … (Word count: 15-25)

The ability to have a faster connection depending on the transmission trends by switching between channels according to the demand of the network

3. What does a SONET add/drop multiplexer do? (Word count: 15-25)

It provides the capability to add or drop part of the transmission payload without the overhead of completely demultiplexing and remultiplexing the entire signal.

4. Describe an ATM cell … (Word count: 15-25)

It is a data frame that is always 53 bytes long that serves as the basic unit of ATMs packets switching technology

5. Which technologies provide affordable high-speed connections for home-based networks? (Word count: 15-25)

There are three main methods of connecting to the internet that is available for an affordable price. Cable Internet which is the most common, and reliable this method provides a good amount of speed for a reasonable price. DSL connections is the cheapest high speed connection that can get up to 100mbps with xDSL. Lastly the new technology called Fiber to the x which is really fast but it is limited by location.

6. Match each term below with the correct definition.
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Answer: 1 – d 2 - a 3 - f 4 - b 5 - e 6