January 2021
Beginner
565 pages
19h 27m
English
Content preview from Fundamentals of Communications and Networking, 3rd Edition
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
Transmission media evolved rapidly when the AT&T divesture occurred. This was due mainly to the fact that the telephone company no longer was responsible for the inside wiring in a home or building. This event created the business need for an organization to install its own structured wiring system.
The need for high-speed network connectivity helped drive the advancement of structured wiring systems. As Ethernet-based LAN technologies evolved with higher speeds, so did the unshielded twisted-pair transmission media that supports them. Ethernet became the king of LANs because it was able to mature and grow along with the needs of the IT world. Ethernet chips allowed for higher-speed NIC cards and LAN switch ports. The flexibility ...