ESD264/1.264
Lecture 33 exercise
Fall, 2013
Short answers: two pages or less. Your answers can just be a list. Be prepared to discuss them in
class
1. What’s on a telephone pole?
a. Three types of network; name them
2. Which is highest on the pole? Why?
3. Which of these are point to point connections for users?
a. Which are shared connections among many users?
4. Which of these can carry data?
5. Which of these can carry voice?
6. Which have competitive (open) access?
7. What kind of wiring does each use?
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