WAN TECHNOLOGIES

Dr. R. Mahammad Shafi

Associate Professor
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mizan-Tepi University
 Objectives

• WAN Technologies Overview

• WAN Technologies
• WAN Design

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 WAN Technology

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 WAN Service Providers

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 Physical Layer: WANs

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 WAN Line Types and
Bandwidth

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 WAN Devices

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 CSU/DSU

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 Modem Transmission

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 WAN Standards

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 WAN Encapsulation

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 WAN Data-Link Protocols

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 Circuit Switching

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 Packet Switching

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 WAN Link Options

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 Analog Dialup

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 ISDN

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 ISDN

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 Leased Line

• Leased lines are not only used to provide direct

point-to-point connections between Enterprise
LANS, they can also be used to connect
individual branches to a packet switched network.
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 WAN with X.25

• X.25 provides a low bit rate,

shared-variable capacity that
may either be switched or
permanent
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 Frame Relay
• Most Frame Relay connections are based on PVCs
rather than SVCs. It implements no error or flow control.
Frame Relay provides permanent shared medium
bandwidth connectivity that carries both voice and data
traffic.

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 ATM
• Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) is a technology capable
of transferring voice, video, and data through private and
public networks. It is built on a cell based architecture rather
than on a frame-based architecture.

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 DSL

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 ADSL Technology

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 Cable Modem

• Enhanced Cable Modems enable two-way.

High speed data transmissions using the same
coaxial lines that transmit cable television.

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 Cable Data Network Architecture

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 Modern WAN

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 Comparing WAN Traffic Types

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 Steps In WAN Design

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 Star Topology

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 Full-Mesh Topology

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 Partial-Mesh Topology

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 Three-Layer Design Model

• The links connecting the various sites in an

area that provide access to the enterprise
network are called the access links or
access layer of the WAN.
• Traffic between areas is distributed by the
distribution links, and is moved onto the
core links for transfer to other regions,
when necessary.

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 Internet for WAN Connectivity

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 One-Layer Hierarchy

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