1. SONET, used in North America, and SDH, used in Europe, are almost identical standards for the transport of data over optical media between two fixed points.

2. When transporting IP over ATM, the IP/ATM infrastructure must construct a set of VCs (either permanent or switched) required to provide connectivity across the infrastructure.

3. IP traffic on a SONET/SDH router is treated as a serial datastream that travels hop by hop through the network using TCP for its framing and encapsulation functions.

4. The general rule of thumb is that the provider must over-provision by approximately 10 percent to prevent excessive packet loss.

5. Scaling IP over ATM networks to accommodate additional IP traffic is accomplished by growing resources within each of the following four areas as required: network management, routing management, data forwarding, and data support.

6. The most frequently considered options for providing IP transport include _______________.

7. _____ is a high-speed method of transporting IP traffic between two points.

8. Residential drivers for IP–based services include __________.

9. To respond to customer demands and manage exponential growth within their networks, service providers must be able to __________.

10. ____ is a standards-based multiplexing and switching technology used to deliver multimedia services over broadband networks.