| 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.
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