Transcript Protocols
Chapter 6
Telecommunications
and Networks
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Presentation Overview
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The Evolution of Networking
Data Transmission Characteristics
Communications Media
Network Classifications
Network Topologies
Network Hardware
Network Software
Communications Software and Protocols
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The Evolution of Networking
Telecommunications,
combined use of
computer hardware
and communications
software for sending
and receiving
information over
communications
media, enables
computer users
throughout the
world to
communicate.
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Data Transmission
Characteristics
What are the characteristics of transmitted data?
– Bandwidth – number of bits that can be transferred
per second over a given medium
– Analog signals – continuous waves transmitted
over a medium at a certain frequency range
– Digital signals send data in the form of bits
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Data Transmission
Characteristics
Bandwidth
– number of bits that can be transmitted per second
– terms for measuring bandwidth
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Data Transmission
Characteristics
Analog and Digital Transmission
– Modulate – sending modem changes digital signal
into analog signal
– Demodulate – receiving modem changes analog
signal back into digital signal
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Data Transmission
Characteristics
Translating digital signals to analog signals
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Data Transmission Characteristics
Internal modem – electronic
board plugged into a slot on a
computer’s motherboard
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External modem – stand-alone
device connected by cable to a
computer
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Data Transmission
Characteristics
Parallel and Serial Transmission
– Serial transmission sends 1 byte plus the parity
bit one bit after another in a continuous line.
– Parallel transmission sends 8 bits plus a parity bit
at the same time over 9 separate paths.
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Communications Media
Coaxial cable
is an
insulated
center
wire
grounded
by a shield of
braided wire.
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Communications Media
Twisted-pair
cable is
two parallel
copper wires,
individually
wrapped in
plastic and
bound by
another
plastic casing.
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Communications Media
Fiber-optic
cable
transmits
beams of
light through
a glass or
plastic core.
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Communications Media
Wired Communications Media
– Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
Lines are used to dial into the Internet and receive
information at high speeds.
– Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) use existing
phone lines and new switched connections to get
faster speeds than traditional phone access.
– T Lines are digital, high-speed, long-distance lines
capable of carrying signals across the line.
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Communications Media
Microwave systems transmit data through the atmosphere
from one microwave station to another.
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Communications Media
Communications
satellite is a solarpowered, electronic
device with specialized
radios (transponders)
for receiving signals
from ground
transmission stations.
A satellite receives
transmitted signals,
amplifies them, and
retransmits them to
other ground locations.
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Communications Media
Infrared
technology
allows data as
infrared light
waves
to be
transmitted
from a special
port in a
computer to
an infrared
sensor in a
printer.
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Communications Media
Wireless Communications Media
– Bluetooth technology offers short-range
connectivity with other Bluetooth devices.
– Devices form a small, temporary network that
can transmit voice and data.
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Communications
Media
home
Wi-Fi-enabled devices use
a broadband Internet
connection through a
wireless access point.
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Communications Media
Signals sent by cell phones are transmitted and received from cell
to cell until they reach their destination.
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Network Classifications
Networking paths allow networked client computers to send
information to a server, which relays information back to the
computer or to another on the network. Fax machines and printers
are shared resources. The file server accesses a shared hard disk.
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Network Classifications
Local area
network
(LAN) is
a private
network
using a file
server
that houses
all network
resources.
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Network Classifications
Wide area
network
(WAN)
spans a large
geographical
area
connecting
two or more
LANs.
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Network Classifications
An intranet
is a network
within an
organization
to serve
internal
users.
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Network Hardware
Network Interface Card (NIC)
connects each client computer to a network
A network interface
card (NIC) is used for
wired connections in a
desktop PC.
A wireless NIC allows
notebook computers to
use Wi-Fi hotspots.
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Network Classifications
In peer-to-peer architecture, computers act as both client and server.
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Network Topologies
Bus Topology
– all computers linked to a single line of cable (bus)
– all communications travel length of bus
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Network Topologies
Ring Topology has no hub, and each computer is connected to two
other computers in a circular path.
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Network Topologies
Star Topology links multiple computers and devices to a
central hub in a configuration resembling a star.
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Network Hardware
Hubs, Switches, Routers
devices that links computers in a network
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Network Hardware
A gateway is a combination of hardware and software that allows
dissimilar networks to communicate.
A bridge is a combination of hardware and software that enables
devices on similar networks to communicate
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Network Software
Network Operating Systems (NOS)
– controls flow of messages from client computers and
provides services such as file access and printing
– systems such as Linux and Mac OS have networking
functions built in
– Windows systems include Novell’s Netware or
Windows Server software to enhance the basic
operating system
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Communications Software
Communication software programs can be used to
– access and use services of an Internet service provider
for e-mail and Web browsers
– send and receive information to and from computers
through LAN and WAN networks
– send and receive faxes
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Protocols
What are protocols?
– Protocols are rules and procedures for exchanging
information among computers on a network.
– Computers involved must have the same settings and
follow the same standards.
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Communications Software and
Protocols
With simplex data
transmission, data
flows only one way.
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With half-duplex
data transmission,
data flows in both
directions but only
in one direction at
a time.
With full-duplex
data transmission,
data flows in both
directions at the
same time.
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Communications Software and
Protocols
Synchronous Transmission Protocols
blocks of bytes are wrapped in a start and stop byte
called a synch byte.
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Communications Software and
Protocols
Asynchronous Transmission Protocols
each byte of data is surrounded by control bits:
• start bit signals the beginning of a character
• stop bit signals the end
• parity bit
checks for
errors
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Communications Software and
Protocols
Local Area Network (LAN) Protocols
– Ethernet protocol specifies how the network is
set up, how devices communicate, how problems
are identified and corrected, and how components
are connected.
– Token ring protocol sends an electronic signal
(token) around the ring quickly.
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Communications Software and
Protocols
TCP/IP
Transfer Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
physical media
receiving
layer
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user
sending
protocol
user
stack
physical media
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Communications Software and
Protocols
Circuit Switching / Packet Switching
Circuit switching
Packet switching
Networks create an end- Outgoing messages are
to-end circuit between the
divided into fixed-size
sending and receiving
data units called packets.
computers.
Packets are numbered
Electronic switches
and addressed to the
establish and maintain the
receiving computer.
connection.
Routers examine the
packets and send them to
their destination.
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Packet Switching
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Communications Software and
Protocols
Internet and Web Protocols
– Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is used on
the World Wide Web.
• sends small blocks (packets) of data along the
Internet to their destinations
– File Transfer Protocol (FTP) transmits and
receives large files over the Internet.
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Communications Software and
Protocols
Electronic Mail Protocols
– Post Office Protocol (POP) server allows the
recipient to retrieve the message.
– Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
determines how a message will be routed through
the Internet and then sends the message.
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Communications Software and
Protocols
Variations of the 802.11 protocol
802.11 n
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On the Horizon
Based on the information presented in this
chapter and your own experience, what do
you think is on the horizon?
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