Transmission Media

01204325: Data Communication and Computer Networks

Asst. Prof. Chaiporn Jaikaeo, Ph.D. chaiporn.j@ku.ac.th http://www.cpe.ku.ac.th/~cpj Computer Engineering Department Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

Adapted from lecture slides by Behrouz A. Forouzan The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved

Physical Layer

Classes of Transmission Media

Guided Media

Provide a conduit from one device to another Include

twisted-pair cables coaxial cables fiber-optic cables

Twisted-Pair Cable

UTP and STP Cables

UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair

STP Shielded Twisted Pair

Categories of UTP/STP Cables

Categories of UTP/STP Cables

Category 1 2 Bandwidth very low < 2 MHz Digital/Analog Analog Analog/digital Use Telephone 4Mbps token ring

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4 5 5E

16 MHz
20 MHz 100 MHz 100 MHz

Digital
Digital Digital Digital

10-100 Mbps Ethernet

16 Mbps token ring 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet

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6A 7 7A

250 MHz
500 MHz 600 MHz 1000 MHz

Digital
Digital Digital Digital

1 10 Gbps Ethernet
1 10 Gbps Ethernet 10 Gbps Ethernet 40-100 Gbps Ethernet

UTP Connectors

RJ Registered Jack

UTP Performance

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Coaxial Cable

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Categories of Coaxial Cables

RG Radio Government

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BNC Connectors

Bayonet Network Connector

aka. Bayonet Neil-Concelman

Used with coaxial cables

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Performance of Coaxial Cables

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Optical Fiber

Based on physics of light

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Optical Fiber

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Propagation Modes

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Fiber Types

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Fiber Construction

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Fiber-Optic Cable Connectors

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Optical Fiber Performance

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Unguided Media: Wireless

Transport electromagnetic waves without using a physical conductor

Radio Waves Microwaves Infrared

Often referred to as wireless communication

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Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Propagation Methods

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Bands

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Antennas

Omni-directional Antenna

Unidirectional Antennas

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Wireless Transmission Waves

used for multicast/broadcast communications, such as radio and television

used for unicast communication such as cellular telephones, satellite networks, and wireless LANs

used for short-range communication in a closed area using line-of-sight propagation

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