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WAN (Wide Area Network) Related Entries and Web Links
Main Topic New/Updated Information Web Links
Note: Many topics at this site are reduced versions of the text in "The Encyclopedia of Networking and Telecommunications." Search results will not be as extensive as a search of the book's CD-ROM.
Related Entries ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) Backbone Networks Bandwidth Management Bandwidth on Demand B-ISDN (Broadband ISDN) Bridges and Bridging Broadband Communications and Networking Campus Network Capacity CIR (Committed Information Rate) Circuit Circuit-Switching Services Communication Services and Providers Core Network CSU/DSU (Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit) Data Communication Concepts Data Transmissions Dedicated Circuits Dial-Up Line DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) DSx (Digital Signal-x) E Carriers Enterprise Network Frame Relay IADs (Integrated Access Devices) ILEC (Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers) IMA (Inverse Multiplexing over ATM) IN (Intelligent Network) Internet Architecture and Backbone Internet Connections Internetworking Inverse Multiplexing ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) ISPs (Internet Service Providers) IXC (Interexchange Carrier) L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) LAN (Local Area Network) Leased Line Link Aggregation LMDS (Local Multipoint Distribution Service) Load Balancing Local Loop MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) Microwave Communications MLPPP (Multilink PPP) Modems MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) Multiplexing and Multiplexers NADH (North American Digital Hierarchy) NAS (Network Access Server) Network Access Services Network Concepts Network Connection Technologies Network Core Technologies Network Design and Construction NPN (New Public Network) OC (Optical Carrier) Optical Networks OXYGEN Packets and Packet-Switching Networks Peering PON (Passive Optical Network) PoP (Point of Presence) PoS (Packet over SONET) Private Network RBOCs (Regional Bell Operating Companies) Remote Access Routers S/WAN (Secure WAN) Satellite Communication Systems Service Providers and Carriers SLA (Service-Level Agreement) SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) T Carriers Tariff TDM Networks Telecommunications and Telephone Systems Telecommunications Regulation Topology Virtual Circuit Voice/Data Networks VPN (Virtual Private Network) Wireless Broadband Access Technologies Wireless Communications Wireless Local Loop X.25 Web Links Click here for newer links
ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
Backbone Networks
Bandwidth Management
Bandwidth on Demand
B-ISDN (Broadband ISDN)
Bridges and Bridging
Broadband Communications and Networking
Campus Network
Capacity
CIR (Committed Information Rate)
Circuit
Circuit-Switching Services
Communication Services and Providers
Core Network
CSU/DSU (Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit)
Data Communication Concepts
Data Transmissions
Dedicated Circuits
Dial-Up Line
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
DSx (Digital Signal-x)
E Carriers
Enterprise Network
Frame Relay
IADs (Integrated Access Devices)
ILEC (Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers)
IMA (Inverse Multiplexing over ATM)
IN (Intelligent Network)
Internet Architecture and Backbone
Internet Connections
Internetworking
Inverse Multiplexing
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)
ISPs (Internet Service Providers)
IXC (Interexchange Carrier)
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
LAN (Local Area Network)
Leased Line
Link Aggregation
LMDS (Local Multipoint Distribution Service)
Load Balancing
Local Loop
MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)
Microwave Communications
MLPPP (Multilink PPP)
Modems
MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching)
Multiplexing and Multiplexers
NADH (North American Digital Hierarchy)
NAS (Network Access Server)
Network Access Services
Network Concepts
Network Connection Technologies
Network Core Technologies
Network Design and Construction
NPN (New Public Network)
OC (Optical Carrier)
Optical Networks
OXYGEN
Packets and Packet-Switching Networks
Peering
PON (Passive Optical Network)
PoP (Point of Presence)
PoS (Packet over SONET)
Private Network
RBOCs (Regional Bell Operating Companies)
Remote Access
Routers
S/WAN (Secure WAN)
Satellite Communication Systems
Service Providers and Carriers
SLA (Service-Level Agreement)
SONET (Synchronous Optical Network)
T Carriers
Tariff
TDM Networks
Telecommunications and Telephone Systems
Telecommunications Regulation
Topology
Virtual Circuit
Voice/Data Networks
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Wireless Broadband Access Technologies
Wireless Communications
Wireless Local Loop
X.25
Web Links
Marconi WAN theory tutorial
http://www.marconi.com/html/education/wanmenu.htm
Intel paper: "Wide Area Networking, a User's Guide"
http://www.intel.com/network/white_papers/wide_area.htm
3Com Technology Center (a variety of papers related to WANs)
http://www.3com.com/technology/tech_net/white_papers/index.html
Lucent Internetworking Systems Resource Library (very extensive set of white papers including papers on voice, VPNs, regulation)
http://www.lucent.com/ins/library/whitepap.html
Business Communications Review Networking Topics (an extensive list of excellent articles)
http://www.bcr.com/searchbytopic.htm
ADC Kentrox (see Library)
http://www.kentrox.com/
Cisco Internetworking Technology overview documents
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/index.htm
Cisco Internetworking Design Guides
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/idg4/index.htm
Cisco Internetworking Solutions Guides
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/intsolns/index.htm
Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting Guides
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/itg_v1/index.htm
Novell LAN/WAN Interconnectivity white papers
http://developer.novell.com/research/topical/lan_wan_interconnectivity.htm
Mark McCutcheon's Links (very extensive)
http://www.cs.ubc.ca/spider/mjmccut/
Links at ITPRC
http://www.itprc.com/physical.htm
Technology guides at techguide.com
http://www.techguide.com/
New Web Links
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