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WAN Data Link Protocols
WANs require Data Link layer protocols to establish the link across the communication line from the sending to the receiving device
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Computer Networking
Professional
03/18/2011

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Data Link layer protocols
Definition
defines how data is encapsulated for transmission to remote sites
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Data Link layer protocols
Definition
defines the mechanisms for transferring resulting frames
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ATM
Definition
uses small fixed-size cells of 53 bytes (48 bytes for data)
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HDLC
Definition
uses variable-sized packets
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PPP
Definition
uses variable-sized packets
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Frame Relay
Definition
uses variable-sized packets
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X.25
Definition
used in developing countries where packet data networks (PDN) are used to transmit credit card and debit card transactions from retailers.
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MPLS
Definition
Multiprotocol Label Switching
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MPLS
Definition
economical solution to carry circuit-switched as well as packet-switched network traffic
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MPLS
Definition
can operate over any existing infrastructure, such as IP, Frame Relay, ATM, or Ethernet
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MPLS
Definition
sits between Layer 2 and Layer 3 and is sometimes referred to as a Layer 2.5 protocol
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PPP
Definition
successor to SLIP, provides router-to-router and host-to-network connections over synchronous and asynchronous circuits
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LAPB (Link Access Procedure Balanced)
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X.25
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LAPD (Link Access Procedure D Channel)
Definition
ISDN D channel
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LAPF (Link Access Procedure Frame)
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Frame Relay
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HDLC (High-Level Data Link Control)
Definition
Cisco default
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PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Definition
Serial WAN switched connections
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Cisco HDLC, PPP
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Dedicated point-to-point
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X.25, Frame Relay, ATM
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Packet Switched
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ISDN
Definition
Circuit Switched
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