Transmission Media
Physical Layer
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Classes of Transmission Media
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Guided Media
Provide a conduit from one device to another
Include
twisted-pair cables
coaxial cables
fiber-optic cables
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Guided Media:
Copper Media
Twisted-Pair Cable
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UTP and STP Cables
UTP – Unshielded Twisted Pair
STP –Shielded Twisted Pair
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Categories of UTP/STP Cables
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Categories of UTP/STP Cables
Category
Bandwidth
Digital/Analog
Use
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very low
Analog
Telephone
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< 2 MHz
Analog/digital
4Mbps token ring
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16 MHz
Digital
10-100 Mbps Ethernet
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20 MHz
Digital
16 Mbps token ring
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100 MHz
Digital
100 – 1000 Mbps Ethernet
Digital
100 – 1000 Mbps Ethernet
Digital
1 – 10 Gbps Ethernet
Digital
1 – 10 Gbps Ethernet
Digital
10 Gbps Ethernet
Digital
40-100 Gbps Ethernet
5E
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6A
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7A
100 MHz
250 MHz
500 MHz
600 MHz
1000 MHz
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UTP Connectors
RJ – Registered Jack
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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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Guided Media:
Optical Media
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
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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