CSIS 261-6

WANS-connections of LANs Together

 

Routers Offer many services including:

-Routers INternetworking

-WAN Serial Interfaces

 

Routers can operate as

-Internal Routers

-Backbone Routers

-Area Border Routers

-Autonomous System Boundary Routers

 

WAN Bandwith Switches

-Service providers equipment that connect two WAN band with for voice, data and video communication.

 

MODEMS

-Also called CSU/DSUs *****(Channel Service Unit/Digital SErvice Unit)*****

-Interface with vioce grade connetion in order to convert analog siganl to digital.

-Represetn the DCE side of the DTE/DCE connection.

 

Communication Server

-Conncertrats dila in and dail out services.

-Equipment is useally ast the servcie provider site.

 

STANDARDS

-What layers of the OSI model do WAN STAndard Decribe?

--Physical and Data Link Layers

 

WAN Physical

-Protocol that decribes how to provide electical, mechanical, operational, and functialnl connections for WAN servicse.

-These Services are most often obtianed from WAN service providers such as RBOCS, Alternate carrires,m post telephone, and telgraph(PTT) agencires.

-Decribes teh interface between the *******data termainal equipmetn(DTE)****** and the ******data circuit-terminateing Equipment(DCE)*********

 

-Typically the DCE is the service provider and DTE is the attached device.

-In This model the sercices offered to the DTE are made availabel throughta modem or a CSU/DSU

-Several Physical layer standards spoecifying theis interface between the DTE and DCE are

--EIA/TIA-232

--EIA/TIA-449

--V.24

--V.35

--X.21

--G.703

--EIA-530

 

 

 

 

CSIS261-8

 

 

WAN DATA LInk Encapsulation

 

-High level dalat link control(HDLC)

--Cisco default encapsilation typically used between routers running cisco IOS;replaced SDLC

--Streamlinde:no windowin or flow control.

--may not be compatible with differnt vendors becaseu of the way each vendor has chosen to implement it.

--HDLC Support both point-to-point and multipoint configuration with minimal overhead

 

-Frame Relay

--Uses high quality digital facilities;

--Uses simplified frame with no error correction mechanisms (!!!CONNECTIONLESS!!!!)

--It can send Layer 2 imformation much more rapidly than other WAN protocols

 

 

-PPP(Point to Point Protocol

--Develope by IETF;replaced SLIP

--Contains a field to identify the network lyaer protocl

--PPP can check for link quality during connection establishment

--Supports PAP(Pasword Authentication Protocols)and CHAP(Challengae Handshake Authentication Protocol)

 

WAN TECHNOLOGIES

Dedicated

-T1,E1,T3,E3

-xDSL

-SONET

 

Analog

SWITHCED

Circuit Switched

-POTS

-ISDN

 

 

 

DEDICATTED DIcatial SErvices PRovice FUll Time connectivity throught a point to point link.

 

-T sericse in US. And E series in Europe

-- USee time divison multiplexing to 'slice up' data and assign time slots for transmission

---T1=1.544 Mbps

---T3=44.736 Mbps

---E1(T1)=2.048 Mbs

---E3(T3)=34.368Mbs

^These types use twisted pair & Fiber. Extremely popluar. Moderate coast.

 

-DSL/Digital Subsciber lines; the xstands  for a fiamily of technologies.

--NEw WAN TEchnology frohome uses; decreasein bandwithc with increasing distance from the phone cmpanies co.

--Data raste hias as 51.84 Mbs bur more comm to be in the 100s of Kbps

--Cariteies include HSDSL, SDSL, ADSL. VDSL

--Moderate expense and getting cheaper.

 

-Synchonouse Optical Network(SONET)

--Speciallized high bandwithc technology for use at various optical carrier speeds(OC) range form 51.84Mbs (OC-1) to 9,952 Mbps(OC-192)

--USES Lasers to divide the wavelenght of th light into sections that can carry large amounts of data(Wave Division Multiplexing)

--Very expensive; used by lager ISPs and orthe Internet Backbone entities.

 

ANALOG SERVICES

-Dial-UP Modemes (Swtiched analog)

--Limited to 56kbs

--Works with existing phone network

--Low Cost and widespread usage

 

-Cable Modems (shared Analog)

--Puts data signal on the same cabel as televicso siganlas

--Increaseing in popularity

--Maximum Bandwidth can be 10 mbs, though this degrades as more useres attach to a given netowk segment (behaveing like an unswitched LAN)

--Coast is relatively low; usage is small but increasing; the medium is RG-6 coaxial cable

 

WIRELESS

--Terrestraial

---Bandwiths Typically in the 11Mbs range-Anntannas=Unidirectional Dipol

---Cost relatively low

---Line Of site is useually required

---Usage is moderate

 

--Satellite

---Can serve mobile users and remote useres

---Usage is widespread

---Cost is high

 

SWITCHED

-POTS Plain old telephone systems

--Not a computer data service but

---Pots is an important componieent of our communication sinfrastructure and

---It is still the standeard for reliable networks

 

-ISDN Integraded SErvices Digital Network

--Historically inmportanta--- first dial up digital service

--Cost is moderate; max bandwidth = 128kbs for BRI(Basic Rate INterface)PRI Primary rate INterface

---2B channesl @ 64kps and 1 D channeld @ 16kps

---B channeds are voice/dat channels ' dis is for signalling

 

PACKET SWITCHED

-X.25(Connection Oriented)

--Older WAN technology developed in the 1970

--Reliable--X.25 has been extensively debugged and is now very stable--literally no errowr in modern X.25 networks

--Store & Forward -- Since X.25 stores teh whole frame to error check it before forwarding it on to the destination , it has an inherent delay (unlike Frame Relay) and requires large, expensive memory buffering capabilities.

 

-FRAME RELAY(Connectionless)

--More Efficient and much fater than X.25

--Packet wsitchend version of ISDN (Which is circuit switched); Data rates up to 44/736Mbs with 56kbps and 384kbps being the most popular

--Used mostly to forward LANIP and IPX packets but can be used ot forward other types of traffic

--Primay comnpetitive advancetages is xDSL

 

CELL SWITCHED SERVISE

-Asynchonous Transfer Mode(ATM)

--Relatively new WAN TEchonology related to broadband ISDN;MAX. Bandwitdth = 622Mbps

--Developed in order to provide one technology for both WANs and LANs to transport data, video, and voice. (High Cost)

--Key Benefits:

---ONe network for all traffic--coice, data, video

---Compartible with current wiring infrastucture(cable palnt)

---Very flexibel and scalable

---Simplifies network management

 

-Switched Multimegabit Data Service(SMDS)

--Closely related to ATM; SMDSis the MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) implementation of ATM

--High Cousta with masx bandwitds 1.544Mbps to 44.736Mbps

 

 

 

ROUTER BASICS

Internal componentes

-Ram,NVRAM,flash,ROM,COnsole,Auxiliary,Interfaces

 

RAM

-Temporary Storage for touter confiuraton files

-RAM content is lost on power down or resta

 

 

 

CSIS261-9

RAM

-Temporary Storage for touter confiuraton files

-RAM content is lost on power down or restart

-Sortes

--Routing Tables

--ARP(Address Resolution Protocol) Cach(MAC Address TAble)

--Fast switching cahce

--Packet bufferins

--And PAckjet hold queues

 

NVRAM

-Non-Volatial RAM

-Stores Backup/Stasrtup Configuratoin Files

-COntaent is not lost when router is powerd down or restarted

 

FLASH

-EEPROM(Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-only Memeory)

-Holds THE Cisco IOS(Internet Operateing System)

-Allows updateing of osftare without replaceing the flash chip.

-Multiple version of IOS can be stored

-Retained on power down

 

ROM

-Contains POST(Power on SElf Test)

-A Bootstrap program(loads the Cisco IOS)

-And operatein system sofware

--Backup,trimmed down version of the IOS

--Upgerades required installing new chip set

 

INTERFACES

-Network connection sthrough which packets enter an exit the router

-Attached to the mother board or as separte modules.

 

 

ROUTER USER INTERFACE

 

User EXEC Modes

-User Mode

--Limited mode used for checkin the routers status lookin at routing tables.

--You CANNOT confiure the router.

--Onece you've typoed teh password to enter user mode tyou will see the > prompt. Ther word'Router' will be the name of the router.

 

Exp.

Passowrd:

Router>     <---Means you're in user mode.

 

 

Privileged EXEC Modes

-Priviled Mode

--Does everthing user mode does

--Full power to configure the router

--IN user mode, you endter the command 'enable' the pthe privileged password

 

Exp.

Router> enable

Password:

Router#        <-----Means Your in Privileged Mode

 

 

COMMAND LIST

-To get the list of cmmands available in eitehr user mode or pivileded mode, enter a ? at the prompt.

 

Exp.

Router> ?     <---All the commands availble in User Mode

Router# ?     <---All the commands available in Privilage Mode

 

-Since the avaiable command will be more than the screen caon hold, you will get th --More-- maessage at the bottom.

-Hitting the SPACE BAR will adavance the screen to show the next page. ENTER key will show one line at a time.

 

GETTING HELP ON A COMMAND

- the ? can be used with a partial cmmand to learn all the available commands tahat match what you entered.

-To tuse this help feature, Enter the Partial Command Than tap the SPACE BAR, than type ?

-For example....

 

Router# show ?

ip

flash:

interfaces       <----Router Returned All the available commands for 'Show'

ipx

version

parser

 

 

ERROR INDICATOR

-When you've entered an error in the command string, a carat (^) symbol will indicate where teh error occurred.

-For Exp.

 

Router# Show runing-config

%Invalid input detected at the '^' marker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CSIS 261-10

Integration Of Voice and Data

 

 

 

Video Tech

 

Components of MPEG Compression

 

Predicted Encoding - looks at previous frame, current frame to determine if they have the same pixels exist.

 

Bi-directional Interpolations looks  previous frame, current frame, and next frame to determine if they have the same pixels exist.

 

Streaming – Playing an MPEG video file received over a network before the file is fully downloaded.

 

Audio Tech

 

Multimedia Design Consideration

 

 

Latency elementals

 

Unicast – three separate transmission to reach three transmissions to reach three speartea workstations

Broadcast- One broadcast to all workstation regardless of who wants to receive it.

Multicasting – One transmission to the receiving groups only.

 

 

Routing Protocols for Multicasting

 

Protocols for Multicast Networks

 

RSVP-Make sure the workstations are ready before they send the transmission. 6mbs

 

Preparing for multimedia Applications

 

To improve a network for multimedia is to change HUBS into Switches!!!

 

WAN Service S4election Considerations

WAN Service Selection Considerations

 

ISSUES

 

Summery