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Residential Internet-Ready Buildings (IRBs)

Self-Test
1. Access to the IRB may be by ________________ connection.
a. wireless
b. wireline
c. either wireless or wireline
2. Distribution takes place in the copper wire in the case of the telephone system and in the coax wiring in the case of cable.
a. true
b. false
3. The IRB resides at the last drop, terminating at the customer’s premises.
a. true
b. false
4. Using existing legacy copper wire with DSL transport techniques for implementing the IRB provides CLECs with a wireless copper architecture that represents a win-win solution.
a. true
b. false
5. In the classical ADSL model, leased copper is needed per customer.
a. true
b. false
6. _____________ installation avoids the need for a truck roll.
a. splitter
b. splitterless
7. This is the user ability to choose between different ISPs during a session initialization.
a. dynamic service selection
b. automatic user self-configuration
c. flexible bandwidth allocation
d. standard addressing and configuration model
8. This is the user ability to choose the profile of his/her connection rate with parameters such as fixed rate, minimum rate, and maximum burst rate.
a. dynamic service selection
b. automatic user self-configuration
c. flexible bandwidth allocation
d. standard addressing and configuration model
9. The service-switching approach is similar to an IP switching architecture where the service switches the Layer-2 frames.
a. true
b. false
10. To enable a flexible service-switching functionality, the service model is designed in ______ layer(s).
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. both layer two and three

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