A large organization needs help in designing its corporate WAN. (It plans on com

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A large organization needs help in designing its corporate WAN. (It plans on completely replace its legacy hodepodge of connections and services.) Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the firm also has large, regional offices in Seattle, Phoenix, and Boston. These offices need a way to exchange email and large files. Most of the firms 500 engineers and technical specialists spend at least half their time on the road and while mobile, they need to upload data to their regional offices. At other times, they work from home and need fast and reliable connections to there regional offices.
You should not necesssarily seek economical solutions.

Describe at least two suitable WAN technologies for each of Wilke's three connectivity situations: office to office, mobile user to office, and home to office.

Which options do you recommend above all and why?

Explanation / Answer

As a connection between two offices is a permanent virtual link, packet switching can be used for communication between offices. So the packet switching WAN technologies Frame Relay and ATM can be used.

Mobile user to office: Asynchronous Modem and ISDN

A mobile user may not have much hardware and equipment. So an asynchronous modem connection and ISDN helps to communicate with an office. Using their PCs with modems and the existing telephone networks connection can be made to their regional offices.

Home to office: Dial-up and Leased line

For an employee to work from home, equipment is easily available and can have connection easily set up. Using a telephone line, connection can be made, which is easier and reliable. Dial- up and leased line can be used for communication

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