A Set of Network Standards Developed by The IEEE. They Include
A Set of Network Standards Developed by The IEEE. They Include
A Set of Network Standards Developed by The IEEE. They Include
IEEE 802.5
IEEE 802.5: Defines the MAC layer
for token-ring networks.
IEEE 802.6
IEEE 802.6: Standard for
Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs).
LOCAL AND WIDE AREA NETWORKS
LAN Technologies
LAN (Local Area Network) refers to a
group of computers interconnected into a
network so that they are able to
communicate, exchange information and
share resources (e.g. printers, application
programs, database etc).
In other words, the same computer
resources can be used by multiple users
in the network, regardless of the physical
location of the resources.
Media Access Control methods
CSMA/CA
Stands for "carrier-sense multiple access with
collision avoidance".
In CSMA/CA, as soon as a node receives a packet
that is to be sent, it checks to be sure the channel is
clear (no other node is transmitting at the time).
If the channel is clear, then the packet is sent.
NETWORK ACCESS METHODS
DEMAND PRIORITY
The repeaters, bridges, routers or hubs search the network
for requests that are waiting to be sent.
If 2 or more requests are received by the network hardware
at once, the data with the highest priority is sent
Priority for different data types can be controlled by the
administrator.
A real advantage is that computers can receive and transmit
at the same time with this access method .
Fast Ethernet
This is an extension of 10Mbps Ethernet
standard and supports speed upto
100Mbps.
The access method used is CSMA/CD.
For physical connections Star wiring
topology is used.
Fast Ethernet is becoming very popular as
an upgradation from 10Mbps Ethernet
LAN to Fast Ethernet LAN is quite easy.
FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data
Interface):