CONNECTING DEVICES

Pavan Kumar P N

Backbone Network
A backbone is a means of connecting two or more LANs. It provides a transmission channel for packets being transmitted from one LAN to another.

Connecting Devices
Individual LANs are connected to the backbone network

using some type of device. The type of device used to connect to the backbone can vary It may be
Hub Repeater Bridge Switch Router or Gateway

Hub
Physical Layer Non- Intelligent Device Message Broadcast to

all devices connected to the network Lack of Security Combine many comps Does not know address of other ports because it works in physical layer Outdated

Repeater
Physical layer

Additional features to

Hubs Amplification Signal attenuation, Delay distortion, Noise Regenerates the faded signal Problem: One TX at a time

Switch
Data Link Layer

Stores MAC

Addresses Intelligent Device Simultaneous Data Transfer Secure Hub divides bandwidth, Switch does not

Bridge
Data link layer More primitive when

compared to Switch Bridge to connect 2 LANs Initial bridges had only 2 ports ADSL Modem can be connected using Bridging Dials to the internet Does not know about IP addresses

Router
Network layer MODEM required to

connect to Internet When multiple devices from a location needs to connect to Internet using same IP Connects all computers from personal LAN to Internet Does forwarding on the basis of IPs IEEE 802.11 b/g

Gateway Transport Layer and above

2 different N/W technologies

Ex: ISDN(Telephone) and IP(Internet)

Router fails to work here. Gateway acts as a translator.

Connecting Cables

IEEE 802.11 b/g

Dual bandwidth 802.11 b- 2.4 Ghz & 11Mbps 802.11 g- 2.4Ghz & 54Mbps Differentiated based on Distance and Speed

Newer 802.11 N Multiple wireless signals and antennas MIMO(Spatial Encoding) - Reliance Over 100Mbps Increased signal intensity

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