Chapter 1 NETWORKING BASICS
Chapter 1: NETWORKING BASICS LANS, WANS, AND MANS Three main networking technologies are used to connect computers and networks together: Local area network (LAN) Wide area network (WAN) Metropolitan area network (MAN)
Chapter 1: NETWORKING BASICS LAN Used to network computers located in a limited geographical area such as a room, floor, or building Has three main attributes Topology: bus, star, and ring Medium: copper, fiber, and wireless Protocols
Chapter 1: NETWORKING BASICS EXAMPLE OF A LAN
Chapter 1: NETWORKING BASICS WAN Spans a large geographic area Defined as an internetwork (private or public) that connects many LANs Uses routers and usually point-to-point links Examples of WANs The Internet Private global enterprise networks
Chapter 1: NETWORKING BASICS EXAMPLE OF A WAN
PROTOCOLS AND SERVICES Chapter 1: NETWORKING BASICS PROTOCOLS AND SERVICES Facilitate communication between two networked devices Perform data encapsulation Provide a common language to communicating devices Provide either connectionless or connection-oriented services
CONNECTIONLESS VS. CONNECTION-ORIENTED Chapter 1: NETWORKING BASICS CONNECTIONLESS VS. CONNECTION-ORIENTED Connectionless protocols Do not require a connection Have very little overhead Are fast and unreliable Connection-oriented protocols Require a connection Require more overhead Are slower and very reliable
PHYSICAL LAYER TRANSMISSION Chapter 1: NETWORKING BASICS PHYSICAL LAYER TRANSMISSION
NETWORK LAYER ADDRESSING Chapter 1: NETWORKING BASICS NETWORK LAYER ADDRESSING
Chapter 1: NETWORKING BASICS ROUTING
Chapter 1: NETWORKING BASICS SUMMARY LANs, WANs, and MANs allow groups of computers to share information. Signaling protocols are used to transmit data as 1s and 0s. Protocols provide a common language for communication hosts.