{"id":17,"date":"2025-11-19T14:30:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/ianspear\/blog\/points\/networking-foundations-wide-area-networks-wans\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T14:30:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:30:04","slug":"networking-foundations-wide-area-networks-wans","status":"publish","type":"points","link":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/ianspear\/points\/networking-foundations-wide-area-networks-wans\/","title":{"rendered":"Networking Foundations: Wide Area Networks (WANs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ds-message _63c77b1\">\n<div class=\"ds-markdown\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">This course, instructed by IT trainer Jarrel Rivera, provided a comprehensive exploration of Wide Area Network (WAN) technologies, encompassing both foundational concepts and modern implementations. I gained a robust understanding of traditional WAN frameworks, including leased lines, ATM, and Frame Relay, while also analyzing contemporary solutions such as MPLS, Ethernet WAN, and software-defined networking (SD-WAN). The curriculum further equipped me to evaluate critical operational considerations like network redundancy, bandwidth management, and security through VPNs and firewalls, providing me with a holistic and practical understanding of designing and managing scalable, secure long-distance network infrastructures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":29280,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17","points","type-points","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/ianspear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/points\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/ianspear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/points"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/ianspear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/points"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/ianspear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29280"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/ianspear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/ianspear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/points\/17\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/ianspear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}