Computer Networking Lecture Notes

18 February 2013 • Wired Transmission Media


Outline

Transmission Media

Recordable Media

Bandwidth Example

Cost Example

Twisted Pair

Twisted Wire

Category Cabling

Cat 5 Example

Cat 7 Example

Bandwidth

Transmission Electronics

Transmission Direction

Coaxial Cable

Coax Example

coaxial cable

A: Plastic outer insulation
B: Copper-clad aluminium braid shield conductor
C: Dielectric
D: Central conductor (copper-clad steel)

Broadband Coax

Broadband Networks

Baseband vs Broadband

Fiber Optics

Fiber Example

fiber-optic cable

Light Transmission

Fiber Modes

Fiber Advantages

Fiber Disadvantages

Wire Comparison

Summary

Credits


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