April 2008
Intermediate to advanced
544 pages
17h 17m
English
book
Network Infrastructure and Architecture: Designing High-Availability Networks
by Krzysztof Iniewski, Daniel Minoli, Carl McCrosky
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INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKING
1.3.3 Circuit vs. Packet Switching
1.3.4 Wavelength vs. Time vs. Statistical Multiplexing
1.4 Open System Interconnection Model
1.4.2 OSI Model and Data Encapsulation
1.4.3 Network Overlay Hierarchy
1.5.1 Regenerators, Modems, Hubs, and Add–Drop Multiplexers
1.5.4 Networking Service Models
1.1 INTRODUCTION
We all use the Internet. However, few of us are aware of exactly what is happening once we click a mouse after typing a key word in a search engine. How is our question traveling to Google computers? What type of hardware is involved in this process? How are bits and bytes moved from point A to point B? How do they know which way to go? Who takes care of the process of data delivery?
In this chapter we provide a gentle start on our journey of discovering how data networks, which are responsible for the delivery of information across the Internet, work in today's world. The text serves as an introduction to broadband networking and deals with basic concepts in communications. We start by discussing the various transmission media used and show that optical fiber is a much better medium than copper wire or coaxial cable. This is followed by a description ...
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