Device Performance on a Backbone Network Will Not Be Improved

question 70

Multiple Choice

Device performance on a backbone network will not be improved by:

• A) using the same protocols in the backbone and the LANs
• B) using static routing in low to moderate traffic conditions
• C) ensuring that backbone devices have sufficient memory so that packets do not have to be retransmitted by the sender
• D) translating packets from one protocol to another as they enter the BN
• E) none of the above

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