Set up a WAN with enhanced routing and communication capabilities between two large buildings that are 500 feet apart on campus. The network must have a service provider link to a remote set of servers on the cloud.
-Discuss the type of infrastructure that needs to be in place.
-Determine what methods of transmitting data packets should be used.
-Select and justify the types of switching that should be used (e.g., packet, circuit, message, cell relay, frame relay, ATM, other)
-Determine whether or not technologies like FDDI, SONET, SD-WAN, SMDS, or other options should be incorporated into the network. Explain your reasoning.
-Explain the protocols that are relevant to the WAN.


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