004 - Network Types Flashcards
All devices are both clients and servers
Peer-to-peer (P2P)
-Centralize server
-No client-to-client communication
Client-server
A network usually use in the same area
Local Area Network (LAN)
-A network in your city.
-larger than a LAN, often smaller than a WAN.
-Government ownership.
Metropolitan Area Network. (MAN)
-Spanning the globe.
-Generally connects LANs across a distance.
Wide Area Network (WAN)
-It uses wireless network.
-802.11 technologies
-Expand coverage with additional access points.
Wireless Local Area Network.
-Own private network.
-E.g Bluetooth, IR, NFC
Personal Area Network (PAN)
-A network used in school.
-Limited geographical area
-uses LAN technologies
-Fiber is in the ground
Campus Area Network (CAN)
-Connect to a shared storage device across the network.
-File-level access.
Network Attached Storage (NAS)
-Looks and feels like a local storage device
-Block-level access
-Very efficient reading and writing
Storage Area Network (SAN)
a networking technology that routes traffic using the shortest path based on “labels,” rather than network addresses, to handle forwarding over private wide area networks.
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
-Used extensively for Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
-Common on Cisco Routers
-Dynamic Mesh
Multipoint Generic Router Encapsulation (mGRE)
a type of networking technology that uses software-defined networking (SDN) principles to manage and optimize the performance of wide area networks (WANs
Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN)
-The point where you connect with the outside world.
-The dividing line where your service provider’s equipment connects with your own,
Demarcation Point
-The device that determines the demarc. It has Built-in diagnostics
Network Interface Unit (NIU)
