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Connection Services
Communication must occur between distant points, but few organizations can justify the costs required to construct a private wide area network. Fortunately, a variety of commercial options are available that enable organizations to pay only for the level of service that they require. This chapter discusses some wide area network (WAN) service options. You also learn about analog and digital lines and dial-up versus dedicated service. This chapter describes some of the available types of digital communication lines and examines some standards for WAN connection services.

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