Data and Computer Communications, 10th Edition, by William Stallings

CHAPTER 9: WAN TECHNOLOGY AND PROTOCOLS

TRUE OR FALSE

1. Circuit switching is the basis for private networks built on leased

lines and using on site circuit switches.

2. With circuit switching, switching and transmission resources

within the network are reserved for the exclusive use of the circuit
for the duration of the connection.

3. Circuit switching connections do not appear to attached devices as

direct connections.

4. Circuit switching and packet switching are traditional approaches

to wide area network design.

5. The packet switching network is a distributed collection of packet

switching nodes. Because the nodes are distributed, there is a time
delay between a change in status in one portion of the network and
knowledge of that change elsewhere.

6. Another well known application of circuit switching is the PBX.

7. Typically standards for packet-switching network interfaces do

not define a virtual circuit service.
8. Priorities cannot be used with packet switching.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Circuit switching was developed to handle ________ traffic.

A) voice B) A/V

C) video D) data

2. Circuit switching connections ________.

A) require manual intervention B) are opaque

C) require one time automated set up D) are transparent

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3. X.25 is the standard protocol used for traditional ________ networks.

A) packet switching B) circuit switching

C) subscriber loop D) virtual

4. On a network, the switching devices whose purpose is to provide

communication are called ________. These are connected to one another in
some topology by transmission links.

A) routers B) bridges

C) stations D) nodes

5. A switching center that directly supports subscribers is known as ________.

A) a subscriber loop B) a subscriber center

C) a branch exchange D) an end office

6. A specific preplanned route through the network between two stations is

a(n) ________ virtual circuit.

A) transport B) direct

C) internal D) external

7. ________ switching involves the partitioning of a lower speed bit stream into
pieces that share a higher speed stream with other bit streams. The
individual pieces are manipulated by control logic to route data from input to
output.

A) Packet B) Time division

C) Circuit D) Space division

8. In the ________ approach in packet switching each packet is treated

independently with no reference to packets that have gone before.

A) datagram B) media gateway

C) softswitch D) virtual circuit

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SHORT ANSWER

1. ________ switching is used in public telephone networks.

2. Three types of delays are: propagation delay, transmission time and ________
delay.

3. A key distinguishing element of packet switching networks is whether the

internal operation is datagram or ________.

4. The term ________ refers to the logical connection between two stations through
the network.

5. Each station in a network connects to a node, and the collection of nodes is

referred to as a ________ network.

6. The branches between exchanges are called ________. They carry multiple voice
frequency circuits using either FDM or synchronous TDM.

7. The ________ level deals with the physical interface between an attached station
and the link that attaches that station to the packet switching node.

8. A ________ is a general purpose computer running specialized software that turns it

into a smart phone switch. These cost significantly less than traditional circuit
switches and can provide more functionality.