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Transmission Media. Lesson 04 NETS2150/2850. Lesson Outline. Wired or guided Media Electromagnetics waves are guided along a solid medium Wireless or unguided media Transmission occurs through atmosphere, outer space or water Understand media characteristics and typical applications.
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Transmission Media Lesson 04 NETS2150/2850
Lesson Outline • Wired or guided Media • Electromagnetics waves are guided along a solid medium • Wireless or unguided media • Transmission occurs through atmosphere, outer space or water • Understand media characteristics and typical applications
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Classes of transmission media McGraw-Hill • The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2004
Twisted-pair cable Note: Single pair represents one communication link Twisting reduces crosstalk interference between pairs McGraw-Hill • The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2004
UTP and STP McGraw-Hill • The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2004
Categories of unshielded twisted-pair cables McGraw-Hill • The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2004
UTP connector McGraw-Hill • The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2004
Twisted Pair - Applications • Most common medium • Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) • Cheapest • Easiest to install • Voice Grade: Telephone wire (Cat 3) • Data Grade: Better quality (Cat 5) • For LAN, 100 Mbps over 100 m possible • Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) • Metal braid reduces interference • More expensive • Harder to handle (thick, heavy)
Coaxial Cable McGraw-Hill • The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2004
Coaxial Cable Applications • Most versatile medium • Television distribution • Arial to TV • Cable TV • Short distance computer systems links • Local area networks
Bending of light ray for transmission McGraw-Hill • The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2004
Figure 7.12Propagation modes McGraw-Hill • The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2004
Figure 7.13Modes McGraw-Hill • The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2004
Optical Fibre - Benefits • Great for “noisy”environments! • Tremendous bandwidth • Data rates of hundreds of Gbps • Smaller size & weight • Lower attenuation • Greater amplifier spacing • 40-60 km at least before amplification required for SMF • Used in backbone and high traffic inter-city or inter continent links (submarine cables - undersea)
Wireless transmission waves McGraw-Hill • The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2004
Wireless Spectrum McGraw-Hill • The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2004
Wireless Transmission • 30MHz to 1GHz • Suitable for Omnidirectional • Broadcast radio • 2GHz to 40GHz • Microwave range • Highly directional • Point to point • 3 x 1011 to 2 x 1014 Hz • Infrared range • Used within confined areas
Broadcast Radio • Omnidirectional • FM radio • UHF and VHF television • Requires line of sight
Omnidirectional antennas McGraw-Hill • The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2004
Radio waves are used for broadcast communications, such as radio and television, and paging systems. McGraw-Hill • The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2004
Terrestrial Microwave • Uses parabolic dish as antenna • Focused beam • Requires line of sight • Used for mobile phones, satellite networks • Higher frequencies give higher data rates
Satellite Microwave • Satellite is a relay station • It receives on one frequency (uplink), amplifies or repeats signal and transmits on another frequency (downlink) • Requires geo-stationary orbit • Height of 35,863 km • Applications: • Television live cast • Long distance telephone • Private business networks
Primary Mission: Four-year tour to study Saturn, its rings, moons and magnetosphere Launch:15 October 1997 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida Arrival at Saturn:1 July 2004 Distance Travelled:3.5 billion km • NASA.GOV 2004
Infrared • Line of sight (or reflection) • Shirt-range communications • Blocked by walls • e.g. TV remote control, infrared port on printers, laptops, mobile phones, PDAs etc.
Summary • Guide Media • Twisted pair, Coaxial cable, Optical fibre • Unguided or wireless media • Uses antenna as transmitter and receiver (transceiver) • Terrestrial microwave, satellite microwave, Broadcast radio, Infrared • Characteristics and quality determined by medium and signal • For guided transmission, the medium is more important • For unguided, the bandwidth produced by the antenna is more important