Computer Networks Bhushan Trivedi, Director, MCA Programme, at the GLS Institute of Computer Technology, Ahmadabad
Data Communication Fundamentals Chapter 3 Data Communication Fundamentals
The prerequisites to communication Bandwidth and Data Rate The frequency and the band The media effect on the bandwidth of signal The composite signals and Fourier components Filters
Other factors affecting the data rate Analog or digital signaling. Analog Type of modulation Amount of constellation points Digital number of levels
Other factors affecting the data rate Sensitivity of the receiver Resistance of the media and thus its temperature How the wires are structured and shielded
Harmonics and composite wave
Properties of a channel More the bandwidth of the media, more the number of harmonics that can pass through the media. Higher the data rate, less will be the number of harmonics that can pass through the media. MDR of a channel = 2 × Bandwidth × log2 (signal levels) MDR of a channel = Bandwidth × log2 (1 + S/N)
Signal to noise ratio S/N =10 log (Ps/Pn) When Ps/Pn becomes 1 MDR = Bandwidth × log2 (1+10 × log e 1) = Bandwidth × log 2 (1+0) = Bandwidth × log 2 1 = 0 (as log21 = 0)
Filtering a specific frequency
Differentiating Analog and Digital Analog and Digital Signaling Analog Signaling Digital signaling Difference between Analog and Digital Signaling Analog and Digital Transmission Introduction to Transmission Analog Transmission Digital transmission Digital signaling and errors
Digital and analog wave
Periodic waves, digital and analog
A periodic wave
Digital signaling and bit rate If we use 2n different voltage signals, then bit rate = baud rate × n If we use n voltage signals, then bit rate = baud rate × log2 n
Characteristics of Digital Signaling Square waveforms Limited discrete values of voltage levels Need more bandwidth Noise can be completely removed
Repeater reshapes, amplifier amplifies
Noise addition to waves
Signaling is different than transmission Analog and digital transmission We can use digital signaling irrespective of whether the transmitted data is analog (voice or video) or digital (zeros and ones) Similarly, analog signaling can be used for both analog and digital transmission Coding mechanisms
Modulation Amplitude modulation Frequency modulation Phase Modulation Modulation in Practice Modulation in cable TV Modulation in ADSL
Amplitude modulation
Amplitude modulation
A square wave to represent bits
A distorted square signal
Frequency modulation
Phase
Phase change to indicate bit
Constellation pattern for QPSK
QAM-16 constellation pattern
Frequency bands used in cable TV transmission
Multiplexing Multiplexing and de-multiplexing Time Division Multiplexing Frequency division multiplexing
Switching
Routing
Transmission Errors Attenuation Distortion Noise