CISSP Exam Note (Telecommunications and Networking Security Domain) – LAN Media Access Methods
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LAN Media Access Methods
- Physical & Data Link Layers
- Controls the use of a network
Ethernet 802.3
- Uses CSMA/CD
- Designed for sporadic traffic
- Defines a bus topology with 3 different cabling standards:
- Thinnet (10Base2) – coax with segments up to 185 meters
- Thicknet (10Base5) – coax with segments up to 500 meters
- Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) – all devices connected to a hub or a switch
CISSP Exam Note (Telecommunications and Networking Security Domain) – Data Networking Technologies
March 29, 2010 · Posted in Don's eBook Report, InfoSec Docs, Information Security, Information Systems, Information Technology, Internet Docs, eBooks, etc... · Comment
LAN Cabling Types
Twisted Pair Cable
- Relatively slow speed
- Two insulated wires can be shielded (STP0 or unshielded (UTP)
- UTP is four-pair medium and comes in several categories
- UTP can be easily tapped by eavesdroppers than the other cable types
- Category based on how tightly wound the wires are, the tighter the wind the higher the rating and the higher the resistance to interference
- Cat 1 UTP – was used for telephone lines, not good for data
- Cat 2 UTP – up to 4 MBps
- Cat 3 UTP – Used for 10BaseT networks up to 10 MBps
- Cat 4 UTP – Used in Token Ring Networks up to 16 MBps
- Cat 5 – Current UTP standard for new installations up to 100MBps
- Cat 6 UTP – up to 155MBps
- Cat 7 UTP – up to 1 GBps
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CISSP Exam Note (Domain 2: Telecommunications and Networking Security) – Common Back-up Problems
Common Backup Problems
- Slow transfer of data to back-up
- Retrieval time to restore
- Off-hour processing and monitoring
- Server disk space expands over time
- Loss of data between last back-up
- Physical security of tapes Read more





