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Figure 7.1
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Figure 7.2
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Figure 7.3
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Twisted-pair cable
Figure 7.4
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Bandwidth
Data Rate
Digital/Analog
Use
very low
Analog
Telephone
< 2 MHz
2 Mbps
Analog/digital
T-1 lines
16 MHz
10 Mbps
Digital
LANs
20 MHz
20 Mbps
Digital
LANs
100 MHz
100 Mbps
Digital
LANs
6 (draft)
200 MHz
200 Mbps
Digital
LANs
7 (draft)
600 MHz
600 Mbps
Digital
LANs
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Figure 7.5
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UTP connector
Figure 7.6
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UTP performance
Figure 7.7
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Coaxial cable
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Category
Impedance
Use
RG-59
75
Cable TV
RG-58
50
Thin Ethernet
RG-11
50
Thick Ethernet
Figure 7.8
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BNC connectors
Figure 7.9
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Figure 7.10
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Figure 7.12
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Propagation modes
Figure 7.13
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Modes
Core
Cladding
Mode
50/125
50
125
Multimode, graded-index
62.5/125
62.5
125
Multimode, graded-index
100/125
100
125
Multimode, graded-index
125
Single-mode
7/125
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Figure 7.14
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Fiber construction
Figure 7.15
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Figure 7.16
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Radio Waves
Microwaves
Infrared
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Figure 7.17
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Figure 7.18
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Propagation methods
Range
Propagation
Application
VLF
330 KHz
Ground
LF
30300 KHz
Ground
MF
Sky
AM radio
HF
330 MHz
Sky
VHF
30300 MHz
Sky and
line-of-sight
VHF TV,
FM radio
UHF
Line-of-sight
SHF
330 GHz
Line-of-sight
Satellite communication
EHF
30300 GHz
Line-of-sight
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Figure 7.19
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Figure 7.20
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Omnidirectional antennas
Note:
Radio waves are used for multicast
communications, such as radio and
television, and paging systems.
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Figure 7.21
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Unidirectional antennas
Note:
Microwaves are used for unicast
communication such as cellular
telephones, satellite networks, and
wireless LANs.
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Note:
Infrared signals can be used for shortrange communication in a closed area
using line-of-sight propagation.
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