Routing and Wide Area Networks

Routers play a crucial role in computer networking. Networking technologies have made it possible to implement connectivity over broad geographical areas. In this course you ll discover the inner workings of routers including logical segmentation static and dynamic routing and the ways routers make decisions. Then you ll learn about routing metrics and tables. You ll explore the various routing protocols and how basic router configuration is performed. You ll then explore Wide Area Networks (WANs) and their related technologies including WAN providers circuit-switched and packet-switched networks and SONET. Then you ll discover Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Carrier Ethernet networks. Finally you ll learn about cloud-based networks and how they can provide connectivity over the internet.áThis course was originally created by Global Knowledge (GK).á