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IP Core/Edge Networks

Core network and backbone network typically refer to the high capacity communication facilities that connect primary nodes. Core/backbone…

July 21, 2021 · Rajil TL
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CONNECTING DEVICES

The five categories contain devices which can be defined as 1. Those which operate below the physical layer…

July 21, 2021 · Rajil TL
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BLUETOOTH

Bluetooth is a wireless LAN technology designed to connect devices of different functions such as telephones, notebooks, computers…

July 21, 2021 · Rajil TL
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GIGABIT ETHERNET

The need for an even higher data rate resulted in the design of the Gigabit Ethernet protocol (1000…

July 21, 2021 · Rajil TL
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FAST ETHERNET

Fast Ethernet was designed to compete with LAN protocols such as FDDI or Fiber Channel (or Fibre Channel,…

July 21, 2021 · Rajil TL
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CHANGES IN THE STANDARD

The 10-Mbps Standard Ethernet has gone through several changes before moving to the higher data rates. These changes…

July 21, 2021 · Rajil TL
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STANDARD ETHERNET

The original Ethernet was created in 1976 at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). Since then, it has…

July 21, 2021 · Rajil TL
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IEEE STANDARDS

In 1985, the Computer Society of the IEEE started a project, called Project 802, to set standards to…

July 21, 2021 · Rajil TL
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CONTROLLED ACCESS

Choose a random number R between oand ZK – I In controlled access, the stations consult one another to find…

July 21, 2021 · Rajil TL
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PROTOCOLS AND STANDARDS

In this section, we define two widely used terms: protocols and standards. First, we define protocol, which is…

July 21, 2021 · Rajil TL