WAN Technologies for Cisco CCNA 200-125/200-105
Wide Area Networks(WANs) are used to connect remote facilities together. This course will focus on modern WAN technologies including PPP, PPPoE, GRE, MetroEthernet, and MPLS.
What you'll learn
Anytime an organization requires network access to a remote facility, engineers need a way to connect the remote site to the main network. WAN technologies are used to do this and come in several types to accommodate different needs. In this course, WAN Technologies for Cisco CCNA 200-125/200-105, you'll look at several WAN technologies including PPP, PPPoE, PPP Multilink, MetroEthernet, dark fiber, MPLS, and GRE/VPN tunnels. First, you'll learn how to implement a PPP connection using encrypted authentication. Next, you'll discover how to bundle several serial links together to increase the bandwidth. Finally, you'll explore how to troubleshoot PPPoE and build a GRE tunnel. By the end of this course, you'll be more comfortable with Wide Area Networks(WANs) communications.
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About the author
Ross has had a diverse career. He has a Structural Engineering degree from Milwaukee School of Engineering, but gave up the career shortly after graduating from college. Beginning in 1997, Ross began officially working in IT, implementing and supporting a paperless work order system for a Natural Gas Utility in Illinois. Since then, Ross has spent his years teaching and managing data networks. Ross spent 7 years at University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, supporting and managing the large ... more