Devry MIS589 week 6 DQ

Week 6: WANs, MANs, and the Internet –
Discussion

Internet
Architecture (graded)

The Internet is easily the mostly
widely used and accessible network in the world. But how is it constructed?
Many say the Internet is simply many separate networks connected together.
Read Chapter 10 and look under the hood to see how the Internet is put together.
What are some key pieces of the basic architecture of the Internet? What
redundancies are built into the Internet, as presented in Chapter 10? Do some
research on the current architecture of the Internet and on any planned
changes..0001pt;”>Week 6: WANs, MANs, and the Internet –
DiscussionComparing WAN
Architectures (graded)

When making the all-important
decision of what type of WAN or MAN architecture to use, there are three
choices: circuit-switched, VPN, and packet switched architectures. Compare
and contrast each architecture. How are they unique? What do they share? What
factors drive your decision?