wide area networks Flashcards

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gateways

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device that connects dissimilar network segments
protocol converter

router can act as gateway for TCP/IP network by sending+receiving data on internet
router can see MAC + IP addresses of data but cannot repackage packets for a diff protocol

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WAN

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wide area network
not confined to one area
owned by multiple organisations
eg internet

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satellite radio waves

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satellite communications- voice + video calls, internet, TV,radio channels
span long distances , operate under circumstances other communications cant
in geostationary orbit
available globally
very reliable
expensive to set up and has high data costs
provides weather info
more secure-used by military
helpful during times of disaster-rarely fails
allows for high amounts of data transmitted

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parts of communication satellite

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transponder
antenna
communication payload
switching systems
command
control system

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5
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microwave

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link-communications system that uses a beam of radio waves in microwave frequency range to transmit video/audio/data between 2 locations

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cellular phone network

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base of mobile phone networks- many signal areas “cells” which overlap and create coverage for a larger area- user can move across cells w/o losing connections
mobile phone tower/base station in each cell- sends + receives mobile transmissions

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cellular technologies + evolution

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3G
improved data transfer - supported large data formats -allowed for video calls
LTE- long term evolution 3.5G , slightly faster ,hybrid of 3G
4G- even faster speeds (up to 2gbps), allowed for mobile hotspots and viewing digital media on mobile phones
5G- up to 100x faster than 4G, low latency

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fibre internet

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uses fibre optic cables to transmit data
“superfast broadband” - travels of speed of light
not affected by distance from exchange
can handle higher volumes of traffic w/o speed affected

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adsl

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asymmetric digital subscriber line
telephone lines transmit data along copper cables from nearest telephone exchange
further from exchange-slower speeds
more internet traffic-slower download speeds

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10
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internet speed

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rate at which info travels from web to your device (Mbps)

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11
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SMTP

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simple mail transfer protocol
used when email delivered
outgoing emails

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12
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POP3

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Post office protocol
allows download of email from email server and then deletes from server
uses port 110

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IMAP

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Internet message access protocol
client can download email (similar to pop3 but has more features)
keeps email on email server-useful if want to access
requires greater disk space and more CPU resources
uses port 143

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14
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email protcols

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smtp
pop3
imap

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15
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http

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hyper text transfer protocol
standard protocol for transferring web pages+ content across internet

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16
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https

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hypertext transfer protocol over secure socket layer
secure version of https
used on web pages that ask for private info
uses secure socket layer (SSL) - certification issued by Certificate of Authority

17
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web protocols

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http
https

18
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FTP

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file transfer protocol
used to transfer files across the internet (from 1 computer to specific location on another computer)

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webDAV

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web based distributed authoring + versioning
extension of http protocol
used for communication between client browsers and web servers
open standard- implemented on UNIX and Windows servers
users can collaboratively edit + manage files on remote servers