Chapter 16
Wide Area Networks
The CCNA exam topics covered in this chapter include the following:
- Implement and verify WAN links
- Describe different methods for connecting to a WAN
- Configure and verify a basic WAN serial connection
- Configure and verify Frame Relay on Cisco routers
- Troubleshoot WAN implementation issues
- Describe VPN technology (including: importance, benefits, role, impact, components)
- Configure and verify a PPP connection between Cisco routers
- Describe how a network works
- Differentiate between LAN/WAN operation and features
The Cisco IOS supports a ton of different wide area network (WAN) protocols that help you extend your local LANs to other LANs at remote sites. And I don’t think I have to tell you how positively essential ...
