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WAN's can use either ______-______ or ______-______ connections.
circuit-switched; packet-switched
A WAN in which each site is directly connected to no more than two other sites in a serial fashion is known as what?
A bus topology WAN
Each site is connected to two other sites so that the entire WAN forms what type of topology?
Ring topology WAN
In this WAN topology a single site acts as the central connection point for several other points.
Star topology WAN
This type of WAN topology incorporates many directly interconnected sites. If one connection suffers a problem, routers can redirect data easily and quickly.
Mesh topology WAN
In this type of WAN topology, sites connect in star or ring formations are interconnected at different levels, with the interconnection points being organized into layers to form hierarchical groupings.
Tiered topology WAN
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
PON
Passive Optical Network
OLT
Optical Line Terminal
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