1 Physical Layer Computer Networks
2 Where are we?
3 Numbering Systems Binary Hexadecimal Decimal
4 Transmission of Information From Physics Energy Electromagnetic wave propogation From Mathematics Coding Theory
5 Analog and Digital Signaling
6 Amplitude Modulation
7 Frequency Modulation
8 Baseband and Broadband
9 Phase Modulation
10 Modems
11 Digital Encoding
12 CSU/DSU
13 Undesirable Effects and Limitations Propagation Delay Bandwidth Noise Interference Distortion Attenuation
14 Sampling and Nyquists Theorem
15 Shannons Limit Corrects for SNR Encoding more bits per cycle time helps, but you cannot overcome the fundamental physical limits of a real transmission system.
16 Timing Asynchronous bit level Synchronous character level Isochronous timing coordination must be successful
17 Transmission Media
18 Connectors
19 Media Test and Measurement Hands-on Demo
20 Repeaters Signal Regeneration Clean up Amplifly Distance Extension
21 Hubs Repeater functionality, plus... Concentration Point Signal Distribution Device Management Functions
22 Throughput versus Bandwidth Usable capacity Determined by engineering Electrical Property Determined by physics