nomenclature Flashcards
what does ____ stand for
TIA / EIA
Telecommunications Industry Association / Electronic Industries Alliance
define:
socket
IP address + Port #
ex: 172.16.16.10 + 21 =
172. 16.16.10:21
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network
2 or more computer systems linked together by a transmission medium that enables them to share information
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node
device that communicates on a network
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link
communication pathway between nodes
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LAN
local area network
a network in a single location
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WAN
wide area network
networks in different geographical locations but with shared links
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PDU
protocol data unit
header + payload (data) = PDU
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logical topology
layer 2 segment that includes multiple phsyical segments
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frame
structured unit
stream of 1s & 0s arriving from the physical layer, organied by layer 2-data link
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IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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MAC
Media Access Control
define:
Session
or
Dialog
exchange of multiple messages between the client & server
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robust switching protocol
can automatically recover from communication link failures
example of
robust switching protocol
packet switching protocol
define:
bandwidth
- the range of frequencies available to the communication channel
- also- data rate
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baseband transmission
the complete bandwidth of the media is available to a single transmission channel
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bandwidth is measured by
unit of time called Hertz (Hz)
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hertz
hz
number of signaling cycles that can be completed per second
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data rate
amount of information that can be transferred per second
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baud rate
number of symbols that can be transmitted per second
measured in hertz - MHz or GHz
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bit rate
amount of information that can be transmitted
measured in bits/second
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attenuation
loss of signal strength
expressed in dB
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noise
anything that gets transmitted within or close to the channel that isn’t the intended signal
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Media Access Control
MAC
methods a network technology uses to determine when nodes can communicate on the media & to deal with possible problems
define:
deterministic media access
a central device/system specifies when & how long each node can transmit
example of
deterministic media access
token ring
what are the benefits of
deterministic media access
- when network access is time critical
- all nodes get a chance
define:
contention based MAC system
each node in the same collision domain competes
define:
collision domain
all hosts attached to the same cable segment or connected via the same hub
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CSMA
Carrier Sense Multiple Access
detects activity ont the media & multiple nodes using the same media