Drag and drop each WAN encapsulation on the left to its matching use case on the right.
Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.
Cisco proprietary point-to-point serial encapsulation
Supports authentication and multilink on serial links
Encapsulation for DSL broadband connections
Legacy packet-switched WAN technology
Bundles multiple PPP links for increased bandwidth
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
HDLC: Cisco proprietary point-to-point serial encapsulation
HDLC is Cisco proprietary and used for point-to-point serial links. PPP supports authentication and multilink. PPPoE is used for DSL broadband connections. Frame Relay is a legacy packet-switched WAN technology. MLPPP bundles multiple PPP links.
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