Unit 5 Assignments 1 2

Assignment 1: Exploring LAN Switches

1.
Vendor/Manufacturer
Model Number
Price
Available From (website)
NetGear
G5605NA
$36.99
http://www.amazon.com
Linksys/Cisco
SE2500
$39.99
http://www.linksys.com
Monoprice
M1008D
$23.21
http://www.monoprice.com 2.
Vendor/Manufacturer
Model Number
Price
Available From (website)
NetGear
FV318
$120.99
http://www.bestbuy.com
Cisco/Linksys
BEFSX41
$79.95
http://www.amazon.com/
Cisco
RV110W-A-NA-K9
$62.78
http://www.amazon.com/

3.
Vendor/Manufacturer
Model Number
Price
Available From (website)
Cisco
SG200-26P
$469.99
http://www.amazon.com/
NetGear
ES750T2
$365.00
http://www.store.netgear.com
Juniper
EX2200
$890.10
http://www.amazon.com/

4.
Vendor/Manufacturer
Model Number
Price
Available From (website)
D-Link 24-Port 10 Gigabit L2+ Managed Aggregation Switch
DXS-3600-32S/SI-LW
$5489.00 http://www.ELVESsupply.com Cisco Catalyst 2960 and 2960-S Series Fixed Switches
WS-C2960-24TT-L
$1046.99 http://www.sophiesystems.com D-Link xStack StorageDSN-4000 iSCSI SAN Expansion Array
DSN-4000
$2,924.95 http://www.bhphotovideo.com Assignment 2: Ethernet Local Area Networks Review
1. C) Token Ring
2. D) 802.11 LANs
3. B) 4 Gbps
4. A) 1000Base-LX, MM fiber, 550 meters
5. B) The links could use any Ethernet LAN standard.
6. E) None of the answers is correct
7. D) 802.3z
8. A) Overall download trend for computer technology prices overtime. D) A decrease in prices of fiber-optic cabling.
9. A) Autonegotiation works on the switch-to-PC A link, causing PC A to run at 100 Mbps. C) Autonegotiation fails to work on the switch-to-PC B link, causing the switch to run at 10 Mbps.
10. A) PC A uses full duplex as the result of the autonegotiation process working. D) Switch port G2 uses full duplex because autonegotiation works and detects that PC B only supports full duplex.
11. C) UTP typically supports a maximum cable length of 100 meters across all UTP standards at all speeds.
12. C) A UTP link between two distribution switches. D) A fiber link