Chapter 6. WAN Technologies Internet Access, and Security Protocols


Objectives

2.14 Identify the basic characteristics (for example, speed, capacity, and media) of the following WAN (wide area network) technologies:

  • Packet switching

  • Circuit switching

  • ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)

  • FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface)

  • T1 (T Carrier level 1)/E1/J1

  • T3 (T Carrier level 3)/E3/J3

  • OCx (Optical Carrier)

  • X.25

2.15 Identify the basic characteristics of the following Internet access technologies:

  • xDSL (Digital Subscriber Line)

  • Broadband Cable (Cable modem)

  • POTS/PSTN (Plain Old Telephone Service/Public Switched Telephone Network)

  • Satellite

  • Wireless

2.16 Define the function of the following remote access protocols and services:

  • RAS (Remote Access Service)

  • PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)

  • SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol)

  • PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet)

  • PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)

  • VPN (Virtual Private Network)

  • RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol)

2.17 Identify the following security protocols and describe their purpose and function:

  • IPSec (Internet Protocol Security)

  • L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

  • SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

  • WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

  • WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)

  • 802.1x

2.18 Identify authentication protocols (for example, CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol), MS-CHAP (Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol), PAP (Password Authentication Protocol), RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service), Kerberos and EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol)).

What you need to know

  • Identify the various characteristics of WAN technologies.

  • Identify the functions and characteristics of various remote access protocols.

  • Identify the functions and characteristics of various security protocols.

  • Identify the technologies needed to establish remote connectivity.



    Network+ Exam Cram 2
    Network+ Exam Cram 2
    ISBN: 078974905X
    EAN: N/A
    Year: 2003
    Pages: 194

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