Networking Foundations: Wide Area Networks (WANs)

Networking Foundations: Wide Area Networks (WANs)

English | MP4 | AVC 1280×720 | AAC 48KHz 2ch | 1h 16m | 162 MB

A wide area network (WAN) spans across large distances or across geographic locations. In this course, IT trainer and technology advocate Jarrel Rivera guides you through this foundational networking topic. Get an introduction to WAN, including terminologies, topologies, and devices. Learn about traditional WAN, such as leased lines, PSTN, ISDN, ATM, Frame-relay, SONET/SDH, and dive into modern WAN like dark fiber, ethernet WAN, MPLS, xDSL, PPPoE, Fiber, wireless, SD-WAN. Plus, explore several topics you need to consider, related to WAN, including redundancy, bandwidth/speed, VPN, router security, firewall.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1 Introduction
2 What you should know

Introduction to WAN
3 What is WAN
4 WAN topologies
5 WAN terminologies
6 WAN devices
7 WAN provider links

Private WAN
8 T1E1 and T3E3 leased lines for WAN
9 Circuit-switched WAN connectivity
10 Packet-switched WAN connectivity
11 WAN via MPLS

Public WAN
12 WAN via DSL
13 WAN via cable
14 Wireless WAN via 4G 5G
15 Wireless WAN via Satellite

Modern WAN
16 Dedicated internet access (DIA)
17 WAN via Fiber Optics
18 Ethernet WAN and Dark Fiber
19 Software-defined WAN (SD-WAN)
20 LoRaWAN

Conclusion
21 WAN consideration
22 WAN security and optimization
23 Next steps

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