Network
What is Network?
Network is a group of connected computers connected by
Cables or any other media.
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Network |
Application of Network
- Resource Sharing
Hardware ( computing resources,disks, printers ... )
Software (Application Software)
- Information Sharing
Easy accessibility from anywhere ( Files, Databases, ... )
Search Capability ( www )
- Communication
Email
Message broadcast
Internet
What is Internet?
A global network of interconnected networks is called Internet.
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internet connection |
Growth of Internet
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internet use |
1977: 111 hosts on Internet
1981: 213 hosts
1983: 562 hosts
1984: 1,000 hosts
1986: 5,000 hosts
1987: 10,000 hosts
1989: 100,000 hosts
1992: 1,000,000 hosts
2001: 150 – 175 million hosts
2002: over 200 million hosts
Now (2016) , about 3,424,971,237 population of the planet are on the Internet
Network and Internet
How to differentiate Network from Internet?
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network and internet |
We can have network without Internet !
Internet is meaningless without network !
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Network Categories
LAN (Local Area Network) :
- Operate within a limited geographic area
- Allow many users to access high-bandwidth media
- Provide full-time connectivity to local services
- Connect physically adjacent devices
MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) :
- Interconnect users in a geographic area or region larger than
area covered by LAN but smaller than the area covered by a WAN
- Connect networks in a city into a single larger network
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man |
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WAN (Wide Area Network :
- Operate over large, geographically separated areas
- Provide full-time remote resources
connected to local services
- Provide e-mail, World Wide Web,
file transfer
WAN technologies e.g:
Modems
Network Data Transmission mode
Simplex :
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simplex |
Data can be transferred only one direction in medium
Example:
Radio: Just receives the signals
Remote Control of the TV.
Half-Duplex :
Data can be transferred both ways in the medium but in only one direction
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half duplex |
Example:
Wireless Radio
Full-Duplex :
Data can be Transferred in both directions simultaneously
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full duplex |
Example:
Telephone Communication
Network Data Transmission
Network connection Methods
Peer-to-Peer network :
Has no dedicated servers
There are no hierarchical differences between workstations in the network
All workstations are clients and servers at the same time
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peer to peer |
Client / Server network :
- Server-based Network has become the standard model for
networking
- The server provides services which clients need in network
- Centrally manage the usage of resources
Advantages:
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client/server |
. Centralized Administration
. Security and policy
applied by server
. Backup
. Monitoring
Network Devices
NIC (Network Interface Card)
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NIC |
- Interface for the computers to the network
- Each NIC has a unique hardware address
called MAC address (Physical address)
- connected to other network components
via a transmission media (e.g. cable)
Hub
- All incoming signal are passed to all ports
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hub |
- Attached devices divide the available
network bandwidth
Switch
- Intelligent HUB
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switch |
- Solves traffic problems
- Improves network performance
- Works with MAC Address
Repeater
– Receives electrical signals, amplifies them and passes them on
– Bidirectional signal amplification
– Enables long cable stretches
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repeater |
Bridge
- Connects separate two network segments
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bridge |
- Similar to repeater
- Addressing with the MAC Addresses
Router
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router |
- Connect networks
- Connects different networks which
work with the same protocols
- Important Information for routing
are stored in the Routing tables
- Contain IP Table
Network Topologies
BUS
- One cable connects multiple computers
- T-Connectors are used
- One computer can transmit data at a time
- A central cable (coaxial cable)
- All attached stations are affected by disturbance at the central cable
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BUS |
STAR
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STAR |
- All computers are connected
through central hub or Switch
- Each computer has separate cable
- Fault tolerance
- Most Used Topology
Mesh
- Each device/PC is connected to every
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Mesh |
other device/PC
- Each connection needs its own cable
- Highest fault tolerance
- Expensive topology
CN= Cable Needed , D = Device
CN = (D * (D-1)) / 2