DATA COMMUNICATION Lecture-6
Recap of Lecture 5 Topology Categories of Topologies
Overview of Lecture 6 Transmission Modes Types of Transmission Modes Categories of Networks Internetworks
Ring Topology
Hybrid Topology
Transmission Mode “Transmission Mode is used to define the direction of the signal flow between the linked devices”
Transmission Mode Transmission Mode Simplex Half-Duplex Full-Duplex
Simplex
Half-Duplex
Full Duplex (Duplex)
Categories of Networks Local Area Networks (LANs) Wide Area Networks (WANs) Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs)
Local Area Networks
Wide Area Networks
Circuit Switching
Packet Switching
Summary Transmission Modes Types of Transmission Modes Categories of Networks
Suggested Reading Section 2.4,2.5, “Data Communications and Networking” 2nd Edition by Behrouz A. Forouzan Sections 1.3, “Data and Computer Communication” 6th Edition by William Stallings