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Transmission
MediaBy
Satish Kumar
Assistant Professor
Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering
Ganga Institute of Technology & Management
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Figure 1.1 Transmission medium and physical layer
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Figure 1.2 Classes of transmission media
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1-1 GUIDED MEDIA
Guided media, which are those that provide a conduit
from one device to another, include twisted-pair cable,
coaxial cable, and fiber-optic cable.
Twisted-Pair Cable
Coaxial Cable
Fiber-Optic Cable
Topics discussed in this section:
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Figure 1.3 Twisted-pair cable
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Figure 1.4 UTP and STP cables
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Table 1.1 Categories of unshielded twisted-pair cables
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Figure 1.5 UTP connector
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Figure 1.6 UTP performance
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Figure 1.7 Coaxial cable
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Table 1.2 Categories of coaxial cables
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Figure 1.8 BNC connectors
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Figure 1.9 Coaxial cable performance
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Figure 1.10 Fiber optics: Bending of light ray
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Figure 1.11 Optical fiber
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Figure 1.12 Propagation modes
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Figure 1.13 Modes
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Table 1.3 Fiber types
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Figure 1.14 Fiber construction
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Figure 1.15 Fiber-optic cable connectors
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Figure 1.16 Optical fiber performance
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1-2 UNGUIDED MEDIA: WIRELESS
Unguided media transport electromagnetic waves
without using a physical conductor. This type of
communication is often referred to as wireless
communication.
Radio Waves
Microwaves
Infrared
Topics discussed in this section:
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Figure 1.17 Electromagnetic spectrum for wireless communication
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Figure 1.18 Propagation methods
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Table 1.4 Bands
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Figure 1.19 Wireless transmission waves
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Radio waves are used for multicast
communications, such as radio and
television, and paging systems. They
can penetrate through walls.
Highly regulated. Use omni directional
antennas
Note
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Figure 1.20 Omnidirectional antenna
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Microwaves are used for unicast
communication such as cellular
telephones, satellite networks,
and wireless LANs.
Higher frequency ranges cannot
penetrate walls.
Use directional antennas - point to point
line of sight communications.
Note
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Figure 1.21 Unidirectional antennas
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Infrared signals can be used for short-
range communication in a closed area
using line-of-sight propagation.
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Wireless Channels
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Are subject to a lot more errors than guided media channels.
Interference is one cause for errors, can be circumvented with high SNR.
The higher the SNR the less capacity is available for transmission due to the broadcast nature of the channel.
Channel also subject to fading and no coverage holes.
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