This assignment discusses developments that affect internetworking and WANs(wide area networks) for small to medium businesses.

The emphasis is on new or developing technologies that could be considered essential or desirable in terms of data throughput, standards, efficiency, costs, etc.

4 Questions will be answered on each of the technologies

1.What is the technology?

2.How relevant does this writer think it is to networking?

3.Is it truly an "emerging network technology" or upgrading?

4.What is the expected lifetime?

This assignment is by Desdemona in Australia.