Fundamentals of WANs and IP Routing
Fundamentals of WANs and IP Routing
Chapter 3
Fundamentals of WANs and
IP Routing
Objectives
• Leased Line WANs
• Ethernet as a WAN technology
• Accessing the Internet
Small Enterprise Network with One
Leased Line
Conceptual View of the Leased-Line
Service
Different Names for a Leased Line
Name Meaning or Reference
Leased circuit, The words “line” and “circuit” are often used as synonyms in Telco
Circuit terminology; circuit makes reference to the electrical circuit between
the two endpoints.
Serial link, The words “link” and “line” are also often used as synonyms. “Serial” in
Serial line this case refers to the fact that the bits flow serially, and that routers use
serial interfaces.
Point-to-point link, These terms refer to the fact that the topology stretches between two
Point-to-point line points, and two points only. (Some older leased lines allowed more
than two devices.)
T1 A specific type of leased line that transmits data at 1.544 Megabits per
second (1.544 Mbps).
WAN link, Both these terms are very general, with no reference to any specific
Link technology.
Private line This term refers to the fact that the data sent over the line
cannot be copied by other telco customers, so the data is
private.
Possible Cabling Inside a Telco for a
Short Leased Line
HDLC Framing
IP Routing Logic over LANs and WANs
General Concept of Routers De-
encapsulation and Re-encapsulating IP
Packets
Fiber Ethernet Link to Connect CPE
Router to a Service Provider’s WAN
EoMPLS Acting like a Simple Ethernet
Link Between Two Routers
Routing over an EoMPLS Link
Routing Logic: PC1 Sending an IP
Packet to PC2
Network Layer and Data-Link Layer
Encapsulation
IPv4 Header, Organized as 4 Bytes
Wide for a Total of 20 Bytes
Example of How Routing Protocols
Advertise About Networks and Subnets
Basic DNS Name Resolution Request
Sample ARP Process
Sample Network, ping Command