01-25-2014 11:42 AM - edited 03-04-2019 10:10 PM
Hi All,
As part of my design for a college course I have been asked to 'spec' the routers and also decide on what technology the data will be delivered on such as broadband or fibre however I need some guidance as I am very unsure if my understanding is right.
Question 1.
Will I need a leased line for each of the separate interfaces going into the routers from each location? I know that this is theoretical but I am assuming that this would be very costly? As it is for a business and downtime would be very costly I am thinking of leased lines using fibre optic (vdsl2).
Question 2
How would I connect the router to the WAN? I am assuming that the lease fibre line would have a modem. Would I attach a the router to the modem using a serial cable via a serial wan interface card in the router?
I have been trying to work this out rather than ask but I am going round in circles.
Please note that this is a theoretical design and and not real life. My lack of real life experience is obviously an issue when it comes to spec hardware but I have to start somewhere.
Thanks
Wayne.
01-25-2014 10:22 PM
I don't know about England but in the US service providers generally terminate fiber into their own device, usually a switch, and the handoff to the customer is via Ethernet.
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01-25-2014 10:27 PM
Also, if you're specifying the hardware, you need to get an updated list. There's not a single device on that diagram still in production. I bet a new 2621xm hasn't been sold in 10 years.
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