MIS 430 ndash; Chapter 9.ppt

MIS 430 Chapter 9 MIS 430 – Chapter 9 Metropolitan and Wide Area Networks Under construction… Introduction MANs span 3-30 miles and connect BNs and LANs WANs connect BNs and MANs across wider distances Most companies do not build their own WANs They use common carriers (ATT, Ameritech, Sprint) LEC – Local Exchange Carrier IXC – Interexchange Carrier I. Circuit-Switched Networks Basic Architecture – dial-up access Operate over PSTN – public switched telephone network Cloud architecture (network is cloud) Users lease access points (not wireless) A connection is temporarily established, data is exchanged, and connection is dropped (e.g., hang up) Circuit Switched Networks POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) Common dial-up services Lease the phone line connection Use special equipment (modem) to talk to PSTN Dial via modem; can hang up and dial a different ISP or computer. Quality and line speed vary with each call: UGH Circuit Switched Networks WATS – wide area telephone services Special rate allows both voice and data calls to be purchased at a discounted flat rate ISDN – Integrated Services Digital Network Digital phone connection: voice, data, video on one phone line (but not your regular POTS line) Not widely adopted in US: DSL clobbered it; ISDN=“It Still Does Nothing” 64 Kbps + 64 Kbps service Can have data and voice on same line or several voice Circuit-Switched Networks Advantages Very flexible: establish circuits as needed from any point to any other point Sometimes used when network demand is unknown Simpler – management is done by the common carrier, not the organization Disadvantages Data only transmitted while circuit is established More expensive – users pay for each connection and often for the time used II. Dedicated Circuit Networks Solves three problems: Much higher data rates than dial-up Better quality because one circuit all the time 24x7 usage without significant cost penalty Basic architecture Circuits leased from a common carrier All connections