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CHAPTER 6
WAN Technologies
This chapter reviews wide-area network technologies. Expect plenty of questions about
the selection and use of WAN technologies. The CCDA must understand the various
WA N t e c h n o l o g y o p t i o n s a n d w h a t m a k e s t h e m d i f f e r e n t f r o m e a c h o t h e r . T h i s c h a p t e r
also covers WAN design methodologies and how some quality of service (QoS) tech-
niques can make better use of the available bandwidth.
The “Do I Know This Already?” quiz helps you identify your strengths and deficiencies in
this chapter's topics.
The ten-question quiz, derived from the major sections in the “Foundation Topics” portion
of the chapter, helps you determine how to spend your limited study time.
Ta ble 6 -1 outlines the major topics discussed in this chapter and the “Do I Know This Al-
ready?” quiz questions that correspond to those topics.
Ta b l e 6 -1
Do I Know This Already?” Foundation Topics Section-to-Question Mapping
Foundation Topics Section
Questions Covered in This Section
WA N O v e r v i e w
1
WA N T r a n s p o r t Te c h n o l o g i e s
2-8
WA N D e s i g n M e t h o d o l o g y
9, 10
