Telecommunications Study Guide 2026
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📚 Telecommunications Topics to Study (21)
✍️ Sample Telecommunications Questions & Answers
1. What is a SIP trunk?
A SIP trunk is a virtual connection between an IP-PBX and an ITSP (Internet Telephony Service Provider) for making and receiving calls.
2. What is the primary difference between TCP and UDP?
TCP guarantees delivery through acknowledgments and retransmissions, while UDP is faster but provides no delivery guarantees.
3. What wavelength does standard single-mode fiber primarily use for long-haul transmission?
1550 nm (C-band) is the preferred wavelength for long-haul single-mode transmission because optical fiber has minimum attenuation at this wavelength.
4. How many layers are in the OSI model?
The OSI model has 7 layers: Physical, Data Link, Network, Transport, Session, Presentation, and Application.
5. What is the typical core diameter of single-mode fiber?
Single-mode fiber has a core diameter of approximately 8-10 µm, which allows only one propagation mode of light.
6. What does OSI stand for in networking?
OSI stands for Open Systems Interconnection, a conceptual framework for understanding how network protocols interact.