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Wide Area Network (WAN) Interview Questions and Answers

The document provides a compilation of interview questions and answers related to Wide Area Networks (WAN), covering topics such as VLAN, OSI Reference Model, MAC addresses, and transmission media. It explains key concepts like the purpose of the OSI model, the differences between switches and hubs, and the types of transmission media. Additionally, it includes practical insights into network segmentation and the functionality of various network components.

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Wide Area Network (WAN) Interview Questions and Answers

The document provides a compilation of interview questions and answers related to Wide Area Networks (WAN), covering topics such as VLAN, OSI Reference Model, MAC addresses, and transmission media. It explains key concepts like the purpose of the OSI model, the differences between switches and hubs, and the types of transmission media. Additionally, it includes practical insights into network segmentation and the functionality of various network components.

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1. What is a VLAN and what does VLAN


provide?
A technology called VLAN (Virtual LAN
broadcast domains logically segmented on an
Ethernet switch) trunking that was once
primarily the domain of network switches has
now trickled down to the rest of the Data Center
to address these issues. Now it is possible for
these multi-homing devices to be multi-homing
in function without the need for multiple physical
network adapters and the additional
infrastructure associated with them. VLAN
trunking allows a single network adapter to
behave as ?n? number of virtual network
adapters, where ?n? has a theoretical upper
limit of 4096 but is typically limited to 1000
VLAN network segments. In the case where a
single gigabit Ethernet adapter is trunked in
place of using multiple FastEthernet adapters,
higher performance at a lower cost while
increasing flexibility can be achieved. This really
is the best of all worlds. In this article, I will give
you an overview of VLAN trunking, how it works
what it is used for.

VLAN is a technology by which we can


administratively assign different ports of the
same layer2 switch to different subnetworks.
This is particularly useful when different
departments of a company have offices in
different floors of the same office. The different
departments can be connected via a layer2
switch , which is having configuration for other
subnetwork also. So practically the same switch
acts as if it is more than one. Packets destined
for the specific subnetwork are forwarded to
those ports only. But the switch does not make
any routing decisions. For interconnecting
different subnetworks, routers are needed.
VLAN essentially provides segmentation
between different subnetworks.

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2. Explain Why should we care about the OSI


Reference Model ?
What is the main purpose for creating this
OSI model?
Why it is a layered model?
OSI refrence model proposed by ISO.
we care about OSI because
1. It filters all the network communication into
the small and simple component.
2. It allows vendor development through the
standard network components as well as
various types of network hardware and software
to communicate.
3 and the changes in one layer affecting to the
another layer, so it does not hamper
development.

Main purpose to create this model that it


provides a framework to implement and
developed the network components and
internetworking scheme as well as all the
vendors developed there produt under a single
standard.

3. What is wide area networks?


Wide Area Network (WAN) is a computer
network that covers a broad area (i.e., any
network whose communications links cross
metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries

WAN-Wide Area Network.....many MANS are


joined to form a WAN.It carry voice,data
&speech efficiently through very long
distances...may be through out the country.The
most Common & readily understandable
example is INTERNET

4. What is MAC address?


The address for a device as it is identified at the
Media Access Control (MAC) layer in the
network architecture. MAC address is usually
stored in ROM on the network adapter card and
is unique.

MAC (Media Access Control) address is a


unique address of a device and stored in ROM
on the network adapter card. it is 48 bit long.

5. Explain If you are given the IP address


can u tell how many computers can be
connected?What do you look at?
Normally in IP address in fourth tab usually they
will give the serial number of the using
computer. in that case we can say how many
computers are there. if not its impossiable to
say.

This all depends on the type of IP address.That


is the class it belongs to.All that is needed to be
done is to subnet the given IP adress.

This is very simple open my network place and


select work group in work group count no. of
systems by name of computers.

6. Explain What is wide-mouth frog?


Wide-mouth frog is the simplest known key
distribution center (KDC) authentication
protocol.

When hierarchical routing is used, the routers


are divided into what we call regions, with each
router knowing all the details about how to route
packets to destinations within its own region,
but knowing nothing about the internal structure
of other regions.

7. What is region?
When hierarchical routing is used, the routers
are divided into what we call regions, with each
router knowing all the details about how to route
packets to destinations within its own region,
but knowing nothing about the internal structure
of other regions.

8. Explain What is SIP? how does it work?


what are the alternatives if any? current and
future practice and application standards?
SIP is meant for Session Initiation Protocol. It
works in application layer. It specially used for
initiating, modifying and terminating a session.
you can find all details in rfc3261.

9. Explain the difference between switch and


Hub?
HUb: limited port compare to switch.less speed
compare to switch because more collision.

Switch: To Avoid collision we use switch. In


switch Each Port having own collision Domain.

HUB:Hub is a layer-1 device,in this data


transmission in the form of bits.

SWITCH:Switch is a layer-2 device,in this data


transmission in the form of frames.

Switches
Bi directional information.
It exchanges the data

Hubs
to connect the computers
It gives the acknowledgment for received data

10. Explain What are the types of


Transmission media?
Signals are usually transmitted over some
transmission media that are broadly classified in
to two categories:-

Guided Media:
These are those that provide a conduit from one
device to another that include twisted-pair,
coaxial cable and fiber-optic cable. A signal
traveling along any of these media is directed
and is contained by the physical limits of the
medium. Twisted-pair and coaxial cable use
metallic that accept and transport signals in the
form of electrical current. Optical fiber is a glass
or plastic cable that accepts and transports
signals in the form of light.

Unguided Media:
This is the wireless media that transport
electromagnetic waves without using a physical
conductor. Signals are broadcast either through
air. This is done through radio communication,
satellite communication and cellular telephony.

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