Description

The maximum size of the Layer 2 frame has become a source of inefficiency in terms of modern wide area network (WAN) speeds, which have increased some 400 times over those prevailing when Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) was first introduced as a protocol. One solution to this problem is known as WAN acceleration, which uses oversized frames at Layer 2 to increase network throughput.

• Research and discuss available WAN acceleration solutions, and provide a short description of how such solutions are implemented through alteration of the Layer 2 frame format.

• 2-3pages

• Which Layer 2 frame is now the commonly accepted standard? 

• What are its constituent components?

• What function does each of these components implement? 

• As part of this discussion, explain how and why frames can become malformed and what methods for error correction are implemented at Layer 2.

2. 

Each layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model has one or more protocol data units (PDUs) associated with it; in the case of Layer 2, at which switching is executed, the PDU used is the frame. Do some research on the various frame types available for Layer 2 operations, and discuss, using diagrams, those frame types. Your paper should cover the following questions:

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4-5 pages