COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER NETWORKING
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Leased
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Dedicated
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The leased line options available are Fibre Ethernet or Ethernet Access Direct, Ethernet in the First Mile, and Ethernet over Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC).
Detailed explanation-2: -A leased line is a bidirectional telephone line that has been rented for private voice, data exchange or telecommunication use. Typically, large organizations purchase leased lines from telephone message carriers to interconnect different geographic locations.
Detailed explanation-3: -A leased line is a dedicated fixed-bandwidth data connection. The word ‘leased’ refers to the connection rented by the Internet Service Provider directly to a business. A leased line needs to be symmetrical, uncontended and point to point.
Detailed explanation-4: -Most WANs are connected using leased lines. Where in the past these may only have been used to connect main sites with smaller offices relying on broadband links, the recent fall in the cost of leased lines now allows all leased line WANs to be used even by smaller businesses.