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Cabling the Wide Area Network
There are a couple of things that you need to know in order to connect your WAN. For starters,
you’ve got to understand the WAN Physical layer implementation provided by Cisco, and
you must be familiar with the various types of WAN serial connectors.
Cisco serial connections support almost any type of WAN service. The typical WAN connections
are dedicated leased lines using HDLC, PPP, Integrated Services Digital Network
(ISDN), and Frame Relay. Typical speeds run at anywhere from 56Kbps to 45Mbps (T3).
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