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Computer Fundamentals : Pradeep K.

Sinha & Priti Sinha

Computer Fundamentals

Pradeep K. Sinha
Priti Sinha

Chapter 17

Data Communications
& Computer Networks
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Learning Objectives
In this chapter you will learn about:
 Basic elements of a communication system
 Techniques, channels, and devices used to transmit data
between distant locations
 Types of computer networks
 Communication protocols and their use in computer
networks
 Internetworking tools and their use in building large
computer networks
 Wireless communications technologies and wireless
networks
 Characteristics and advantages of distributed computing
systems

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Basic Concepts and


Terminologies

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Data Communications and
Computer Networks

 A computer network is a network of computers


 It connects multiple computers in a manner to enable
meaningful transmission and exchange of data among them

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Basic Elements of a Communication
System

 Communication is the process of transferring a message


from one point to another
 Electronic systems that transfer data from one point to
another are called data communication systems

Sender Medium Receiver


(source) Carries the (sink)
message
Creates and sends a Receives the message
message

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Data Transmission Modes

Sender Receiver
(a) Simplex

Sender Receiver
OR
(or Receiver) (or Sender)
(b) Half-duplex

Sender Receiver
(and Receiver) AND (and Sender)
(c) Full-duplex

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Data Transmission Speed

 Bandwidth: Range of frequencies available for data


transmission. It refers to data transmission rate. Higher
the bandwidth, the more data it can transmit
 Baud: Unit of measurement of data transfer rate.
Measured in bits per second (bps)

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Data Transmission Speed Category

 Narrowband: Sub-voice grade channels in range from


45 to 300 baud. Mainly used for telegraph lines and
low-speed terminals
 Voiceband: Voice grade channels with speed up to
9600 baud. Mainly used for ordinary telephone voice
communication and slow I/O devices
 Broadband: High speed channels with speed up to 1
million baud or more. Mainly used for high-speed
computer-to-computer communication or for
simultaneous transmission of data

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Data Transmission Media

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Data Transmission Media

The most commonly used ones are:

 Twisted-pair wire (UTP cable)


 Coaxial cable
 Microwave system
 Communications satellite
 Optical fibers

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Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP) Cable

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Coaxial Cable

Central copper
PVC insulation wire

Copper mesh

Outer PVC shield

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Microwave Communication System

Transmitting antennas Receiving antennas


Transmitting station

In between
repeaters

Line of sight Line of sight Line of sight

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Satellite Communication System

Satellite in space

6 GHz 4 GHz

Uplink Downlink

Transmitting Receiving
station on earth station on earth

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Optical Fiber Communication System

Electrical Optical fiber Electrical


signal Electrical-to-light- Light-to-electrical- signal
wave converter wave converter
Amplifier
Sender Receiver
Light waves

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Digital and Analog


Data Transmission

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Digital and Analog Data Transmission

 Analog signal: Transmitted power varies over a


continuous range. Example: sound, light, and radio
waves
 Digital signal: Sequence of voltage pulses represented
in binary form
 Computer generated data signal is digital, whereas
telephone lines carry analog signals

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Digital and Analog Data Transmission

 When digital data is to be sent over an analog facility,


digital signals must be converted to analog form
 Conversion of digital signal to analog form is known as
modulation
 Conversion of analog signal to digital form is known as
demodulation
 Digital transmission of data is preferred over analog
transmission of data due to lower cost, higher
transmission speeds, and lower error rate

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Analog and Digital Signals

Voltage
+v

t
0 1/f 2/f
-v
(a) Analog signal

v
1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0
t
(b) Digital signal

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Modulation Techniques

 Amplitude Modulation (AM): Two binary values (0 and


1) of digital data are represented by two different
amplitudes of the carrier signal, keeping frequency and
phase constant
 Frequency Modulation (FM): Two binary values of
digital data are represented by two different frequencies,
while amplitude and phase are kept constant
 Phase Modulation (PM): Two binary values of digital
data are represented by shift in phase of carrier signal

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Modems

 Modem is short for MOdulator/DEModulator


 Special device used for conversion of digital data to
analog form (modulation) and vice-versa (demodulation)
 Essential piece of hardware where two digital devices
(say two computers) want to communicate over an
analog transmission channel (say a telephone line)

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Use of Modems in Data Communications

Analog signals on
Digital signals telephone line Digital signals

01 10 0 1 10
Modulator Demodulator
Sender Receiver
computer computer
Demodulator Modulator
0 10 0 0 1 0 0

A modem at A modem at receiver


sender computer computer end
end

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Factors for Modem Selection

 Transmission speed
 Internal versus external
 Facsimile facility
 Error correction
 Data compression

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Data Transmission
Services

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Data Transmission Services


 Data transmission service providers are popularly
known as common carriers
 Various types of services offered by common carriers
are:
 Dial-up line: Operates in a manner similar to a
telephone line
 Leased line: Special conditioned telephone line
that directly and permanently connects two
computers
 Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN):
Telephone system that provides digital (not analog)
telephone and data services

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Data Transmission Services

 Value Added Network (VAN): Provides value-added


data transmission service. Value added over and above
the standard services of common carriers may include
e-mail, data encryption/decryption, access to
commercial databases, and code conversion for
communication between computers

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Multiplexing Techniques

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Multiplexing

 Method of dividing physical channel into many logical


channels so that a number of independent signals may
be simultaneously transmitted
 Electronic device that performs multiplexing is known
as a multiplexer
 Multiplexing enables a single transmission medium to
concurrently transmit data between several
transmitters and receivers

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A Multiplexed System
T1 T2 T3 T4

Multiplexer

Modem

Modem

Multiplexer

Computer

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Two Basic Methods of Multiplexing

 Frequency-Division Multiplexing (FDM): Available


bandwidth of a physical medium is divided into several
smaller, disjoint logical bandwidths. Each component
bandwidth is used as a separate communication line
 Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM): Total time
available in a channel is divided among several users,
and each user of the channel is allotted a time slice
during which he/she may transmit a message

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Frequency-Division Multiplexing

Modulator Demodulator
Signal-1 40 KHz 40 KHz Signal-1

Sender end Receiver end


Signal-2 50 KHz 50 KHz Signal-2

Signal-3 60 KHz Channel 60 KHz Signal-3

Signal-4 70 KHz 70 KHz Signal-4

Signal-5 80 KHz 80 KHz Signal-5

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Time-Division Multiplexing

Time sliced Reassembled


signals signals

Signal A A3 A2 A1 A3 A2 A1
Sender Receiver
end end
Signal B B3 B2 B1 Channel Demulti- B3 B2 B1
plexer

C2 B2 A21 C1 B1 A1
Signal C C3 C2 C1 C3 C2 C1

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Asynchronous and
Synchronous Transmission

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Asynchronous and Synchronous
Transmission

 Two modes of data transmission on a communication


line are asynchronous and synchronous
 Asynchronous transmission
 Sender can send data at any convenient time and
the receiver will accept it
 Data is transmitted character by character at
irregular intervals
 Well suited to many keyboard type terminals

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Asynchronous and Synchronous
Transmission

 Synchronous transmission
 Sender and receiver must synchronize with each
other to get ready for data transmission before it
takes place
 Entire blocks of characters are framed and
transmitted together
 Well suited to remote communication between a
computer and such devices as buffered terminals
and printers

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Asynchronous Transmission

Irregular time intervals Each character framed by


between two characters start and stop bits

Character Character Character

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Synchronous Transmission

Indefinite time interval A block of characters may consist


between two blocks of data of hundreds of characters

Char Char Char Char Char Char

Trailer containing Header containing


end of block indication synchronizing and other
information

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Switching & Routing


Techniques

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Switching Techniques
 Data is often transmitted from source to destination
through a network of intermediate nodes
 Switching techniques deal with the methods of
establishing communication links between the sender
and receiver in a communication network
 Three commonly used switching techniques are:
 Circuit switching: Dedicated physical path is
established between sending and receiving stations
through nodes of the network for the duration of
communication

(Continued on next slide)

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Switching Techniques

 Message switching: Sender appends receivers


destination address to the message and it is
transmitted from source to destination either by
store-and-forward method or broadcast method
 Packet switching: Message is split up into fixed size
packets and each packet is transmitted independently
from source to destination node. Either store-and-
forward or broadcast method is used for transmitting
the packets. All the packets of a message are re-
assembled into original message at the destination
node

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Circuit Switching Method

Switching nodes
Dotted lines and shaded
balls indicate the circuit
established

Source node Destination


node

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Store-and-Forward Method of
Message Switching

4 B
A 1
3

Either path 1-2-3-4 or 1-5-4 may be used to


transmit a message from A to B.

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Broadcast Method of Message Switching

Nodes 1 2 3 n

Message

Broadcast channel

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Routing Techniques

 In a WAN, when multiple paths exist between the source


and destination nodes of a packet, any one of the paths
may be used to transfer the packet
 Selection of path to be used for transmitting a packet is
determined by the routing technique used

(Continued on next slide)

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Routing Techniques

 Three popularly used routing algorithms are:


 Source routing: Source node selects the entire path
before sending the packet
 Hop-by-hop routing: Each node along the path
decides only the next node for the path
 Hybrid routing: Source node specifies only a few
major intermediate nodes of the complete path, and
hop-by-hop routing method is used to decide the
subpaths between any two of the specified nodes.

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Network Topologies
and Types

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Network Topology
 A networks topology refers to the way in which the network
links its nodes
 It determines the various data paths available between any
pair of nodes in the network
 Choice of a topology depends on a combination of factors
such as:
 Desired performance
 Desired reliability
 Size of the system
 Expandability
 Cost of components and services
 Availability of communication lines
 Acceptable delays in routing

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Network Topologies
 Although number network topologies are possible, four
major ones are:
 Star network
 Ring network
 Completely connected network
 Multi-access bus network

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Star Network

Host node

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Ring Network

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Completely Connected Network

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Multi-Access Bus Network


Computers (nodes)

Single communication line shared by all nodes

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Hybrid Network

Ring Star Completely connected

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Network Types
 Five types of networks in common use are:
 Personal-area networks (PANs)
 Local-area networks (LANs)
 Campus-area networks (CANs)
 Metropolitan-area networks (MANs)
 Wide-area networks (WANs)

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Communication Protocols

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Communication Protocols

 A protocol is a set of formal operating rules, procedures, or


conventions that govern a given process
 Communication or network protocol, therefore, describes
rules that govern transmission of data over communication
networks

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Roles of a Communication Protocol

 Data sequencing
 Breaking a long message into smaller packets of fixed size
 Rules define method of numbering packets to detect loss or
duplication of packets, and to identify packets
 Data routing
 Decide the path between source and destination
 Data formatting
 Define which group of bits or characters within a packet
constitutes data, control, addressing, or other information
 Flow control
 Prevent a fast sender from flooding a slow receiver with data by
regulating flow of data on communication lines
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Roles of a Communication Protocol


 Error control
 Detect errors in messages to ensure transmission of correct
messages
 Precedence and order of transmission
 Ensure that all nodes get a chance to use communication lines
and other resources
 Connection establishment and termination
 How connections are established, maintained, and terminated
 Data security
 Mechanisms for providing security and privacy of messages
sent/received
 Log information
 What types of log information the system should maintain for all
jobs and data communications tasks

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Concept of Layered Protocols in
Network Design
 Networks have modular design for easy and efficient handling of
the system
 Consist of several modules, which are grouped into layers
logically
 Each layer offers certain services to higher layers, shielding those
layers from implementation details of services offered by lower
layers
 Each layer has its own set of protocols
 Main reasons for using layered protocols are:
 Layers makes their implementation more manageable
 Provides well-defined interfaces between layers
 Allows interaction between functionally paired layers in different
locations
 Protocol suite, protocol family, or protocol stack are terms used to
refer to a collection of protocols of a network system

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Network Interface Card (NIC)

 Network Interface Card (NIC or network card) is a hardware


device that connects a computer to a network, both
functionally and physically
 It is an add-on card that is connected directly to a computers
I/O bus
 NICs ROM has the networks physical-layer communication
protocol

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The OSI Model

 The Open System Interconnection (OSI) model is


framework for defining standards for linking
heterogeneous computers in a packet switched network
 Standardized OSI protocol makes it possible for any two
heterogeneous computer systems, located anywhere in
the world, to easily communicate with each other
 Separate set of protocols is defined for each layer in its
seven-layer architecture. Each layer has an independent
function

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Layers, Interfaces, and Protocols
in the OSI Model
Node 1 Node 2

Process A Process B

Application protocol
Layer 7 (application) Layer 7 (application)
Interface Interface
Presentation protocol Layer 6 (presentation)
Layer 6 (presentation)

Interface Interface
Session protocol
Layer 5 (session) Layer 5 (session)
Interface Interface
Transport protocol
Layer 4 (transport) Layer 4 (transport)
Interface Interface
Network protocol
Layer 3 (network) Layer 3 (network)

Interface Interface
Data-link protocol
Layer 2 (data link) Layer 2 (data link)

Interface Interface
Physical protocol
Layer 1 (physical) Layer 1 (physical)

Network

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An example illustrating transfer of message M from sending node to the
receiving node in the OSI model: Hn, header added by layer n:Tn, trailer
added by layer n.

Sender node Receiver node

Process A Process B

H7 M H7 M

H6 H7 M H6 H7 M

H5 H6 H7 M H5 H6 H7 M

H4 H5 H6 H7 M1 H4 H5 H6 H7 M2 H4 H5 H6 H7 M1 H4 H5 H6 H7 M2

H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 M1 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 M2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 M1 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 M2

H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 M1 T2 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 M2 T2 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 M1 T2 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 M2 T2

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Internetworking Tools

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Internetworking

 Interconnecting two or more networks to form a single


network is called internetworking, and the resulting
network is called an internetwork
 Goal of internetworking is to hide details of different
physical networks, so that resulting internetwork
functions as a single coordinated unit
 Tools such as bridges, routers, brouters, and gateways
are used for internetworking
 The Internet is the best example of an internetwork

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Bridges

 Operate at bottom two layers of the OSI model


 Connect networks that use the same communication
protocols above data-link layer but may use different
protocols at physical and data-link layers

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Routers

 Operates at network layer of the OSI model


 Used to interconnect those networks that use the same
high-level protocols above network layer
 Smarter than bridges as they not only copy data from
one network segment to another, but also choose the
best route for the data by using routing table

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Gateways

 Operates at the top three layers of the OSI model


(session, presentation and application)
 Used for interconnecting dissimilar networks that use
different communication protocols
 Since gateways interconnect dissimilar networks,
protocol conversion is the major job performed by
them

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Wireless Networks

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Wireless Computing Systems

 A wireless computing system uses wireless


communication technologies for interconnecting computer
systems
 It enhances functionality of computing equipment by
freeing communication from location constraints of wired
computing systems
 Wireless computing systems are of two types:
 Fixed wireless systems: Support little or no
mobility of the computing equipment associated with
the wireless network
 Mobile wireless systems: Support mobility of the
computing equipment to access resources associated
with the wireless network

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Issues in Wireless Computing Systems

 Lower bandwidth
 Variable bandwidth
 Higher error rate
 Increased security concern
 Dynamically changing network
 Lost or degraded connection
 Support for routing and location
management functions
 Limited power

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Wireless Applications

 Interesting and important applications include:


 Mobile e-commerce applications (m-commerce)
 Web surfing
 Access to corporate data by employees while they are
traveling
 Mobile video-on-demand
 Location-sensitive services such as finding nearby movie
theaters or restaurants

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Wireless Technologies

 2G and 3G
 Wireless LAN
 WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for
Microwave Access)
 Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
 Radio-router
 Multihop Wireless Network
 Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)

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Distributed Computing
Systems

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Distributed Computing Systems

 It is a configuration, which consists of many independent


computer systems interconnected by a communication
network
 It enables sharing of many hardware and software resources,
as well as information, among several users who may be far
away from each other
 It is more complex to build because its design must:
 Enable it to use and manage a very large number of distributed
resources effectively
 Enable various nodes of the system to communicate with each
other reliably
 Include special security mechanisms to protect distributed
shared resources and services against intentional or accidental
security violations

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Main Advantages of Distributed
Computing Systems
 Inherently distributed applications
 Information sharing among distributed users
 Resource sharing
 Better price-performance ratio
 Shorter response times and higher throughput
 Higher reliability
 Extensibility and incremental growth
 Better flexibility in meeting users needs

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Keywords/Phrases
 2G technology  Demodulation
 3G technology  Dial-up line
 Amplifier  Distributed Computing System
 Amplitude Modulation (AM)  Ethernet
 Application layer  Fax modem
 ARPANET  File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
 Asynchronous transmission  Frequency Modulation (FM)
 Bandwidth  Frequency-Division Multiplexing (FDM)
 Baud  Full duplex
 Bridge  Gateway
 Broadband  Half duplex
 Broadcast  Hop-by-hop routing
 Campus Area Network (CAN)  Hybrid network
 C-band transmission  Internet Protocol (IP)
 Circuit switching  Internetworking
 Coaxial cable  ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)
 Common Carriers  Ku-band transmission
 Communication protocol  Leased line
 Communications satellite  Local Area Network (LAN)
 Completely connected network  Message switching
 Computer network  Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
 Data-link layer (Continued on next slide)

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Computer Fundamentals : Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha

Keywords/Phrases
 Microwave system  Router
 Mobile computing  Session layer
 Modem  Simplex
 Modulation  Source routing
 Multi-access Bus network  Star network
 Multiplexer  Store-and-forward
 Narrowband  Synchronous transmission
 Network Interface Card (NIC)  Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM)
 Network layer  Transport Control Protocol (TCP)
 Network topology  Transport layer
 Nomadic computing  Twisted-pair
 Optical fibers  Unshielded twisted-pair (UTP)
 OSI Model  User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
 Packet switching  Value Added Network (VAN)
 Phase Modulation (PM)  Voiceband
 Physical layer  VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminals)
 POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service)  Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)
 Presentation layer  Wide Area Network (WAN)
 Protocol family  WiMax
 Protocol stack  Wireless LAN
 Protocol suite  Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
 Repeater  Wireless network
 Ring network

Chapter 17: Data Communications & Computer Networks Slide 78/78

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