It 242 Week 4 Checkpoint Ethernet Or Token Ring

NameIT/242 – Intro. To WAN TechnologiesInstructor NameDateEthernet or token ringCheckpointScenario OneSaguaro Federal has mainframes for all of its banks and businesses. Must the company use the Ethernet or Token Ring protocol? Explain your choice. Why is this choice appropriate?In this scenario, Saguaro Federal should use Ethernet. Ethernet can offer a more secure connection over a token ring connection because it deals with the MAC layer of the OSI Model, or even the Media Access Control Layer. The token ring would not be ideal in this situation because everything in the token ring is connected to a star topology. The connections within the star topology are hubs, and that can create additional issues. Some of the issues that could occur is downtime within the company if one of the components breaks down and has issues, it causes connection issues within the rest of the hubs, unlike Ethernet. Since Saguaro Federal is a banking institution, downtime can be a costly issue.Scenario TwoXYZ Technology Consultants has offices on the second, third, and fourth floors of the office building it occupies. Must the company use the Ethernet or Token Ring protocol? Explain your