\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{Aelphi (Aelphi)} \pdfinfo{ /Title (network-09-wans.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (Aelphi (Aelphi)) /Subject (Network+ | 09.WANs Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{476A91} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F3F5F8} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Network+ | 09.WANs Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{Aelphi (Aelphi)} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/179727/cs/37869/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Aelphi (Aelphi) \\ \uline{cheatography.com/aelphi} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Published 23rd March, 2023.\\ Updated 28th March, 2023.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{2} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.12 cm} x{4.88 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Wired Connections Types}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Dedicated Leased Lines}} & direct connection point to point \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Circuit-Switched}} & using data through dial phone connection (ISDN) \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Packet-Switched}} & idem but multiple users using the same line. \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Connections}}} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Copper & UTP, STP : Dial-up, ISDN, E1, T1 \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & Coax : Cable modem \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Fiber} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Electricity & Broadand over Power Lines (BPL) \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.16 cm} x{5.84 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Wireless Connections}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Cellular}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} 3G & 144Kbps-2Mbps | HSPA(+) \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 4G & 100Mbps-1Gbps | LTE, LTE-A \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & Low-band | 30-250Mbps (long range) \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 5G & Mid-band | 100-900Mbps (mid range) \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & High-band | +Gbps (short range) \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} GSM \seqsplit{technology} & widely used - converts voice into data \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} CDMA \seqsplit{technology} & USA - encryption system \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Microwave}}} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} UHF, SHF, EHF & Ultra, Super, Extreme High Frequencies \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & point-to-point connection, fast (1Gbps) but direct line of sight. max 40NM \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 3) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} & WiMAX, antenna on top of buildings \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 2) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Satellite}} & over-the-world coverage \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 2) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} & slow, expensive, high latency \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 1) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ex: starlink & low orbit -\textgreater{} latency down to 35ms \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 2) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{HF radios}} & for text only, \textless{}10Kbps \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.12 cm} x{4.88 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{WAN Technologies}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Dedicated Leased Lines}} & E1-E3 (Europe), T1-T4 : use CSU/DSU \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Metro Ethernet}} & use ethernet protocols on fiber cabling \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{PPP}} & Point-to-Point \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{PAP}} & {\emph{Password Athentication Protocol}} | password sent in clear! \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{CHAP}} & {\emph{Challenge-Handshake Athentication Protocol}} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{MS-CHAP}} & both sent hached credentials, security+ \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{PPPoE}} & encapsulates PPP frames inside Ethernet frames \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{DSL}}} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{ADSL}} | 5.5km & Dwn: 8Mbps, Up:1.5Mbps \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{SDSL}} | 3.3km & Dwn \& Up : 1.17Mbps \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{VDSL}} | 1.3km & Dwn : 52Mbps, Up:12Mbps \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Cable Modems}} & use HFC (Hybrid Fiber-Coax) TV infrastructure \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} protocol & DOCSIS \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 1) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Satellite Modem}} & limited, expensive, wx sensitive, echo \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 2) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{POTS}} & analog connection, PSTN \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 1) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{ISDN}} & carry voice, video or data over B/D channels \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 2) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Frame Relay}} (FR) & use virtual circuits (VC) \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 2) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{SONET}} & 20-250km, til 10Gbits, FDDI (fiber) \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 2) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.12 cm} x{4.88 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{WAN Technologies (cont)}} \tn % Row 18 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{ATM}} & cell-based of fixed 53bytes, use VC \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 19 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{MPLS}} & used by service providers on backbone \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 20 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{DMVPN}} & use VPN tunnel to secure WAN connections \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 21 \SetRowColor{white} Connection speed order & FR, T1, E1, T3, E3, ATM, SONET \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 22 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{mGRE}} & {\emph{multipoint generic routing encapsulation}} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}