Title: CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY PROGRAM CNAP
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Networking Media
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Introduction to Networking
Objectives
- Upon completion of this module, students will be
able to perform tasks related to the following - Copper Media
- Optical Media
- Wireless Media
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Introduction to Networking
Copper Media
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Atoms Electrons
- All matter compose of atom which is comprised of
- Electrons particles with a negative charge that
orbit the nucleus - Nucleus the center part of the atom composed of
protons and neutrons
- Protons particles with a positive charge
- Neutrons particles with no charge
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Voltage
- Voltage is sometimes referred to as electromotive
force (EMF) - EMF is related to an electrical force, or
pressure, that occurs when electrons and protons
are separated - Voltage is represented by the letter V, and
sometimes by the letter E for electromotive force - The unit of measurement for voltage is volt (V)
- Two kinds of voltage exits
- Direct Current (DC) Voltage - the movement of
electrons are always in the same direction from
negative to positive - Alternating Current (AC) Voltage - the movement
of electrons are changed or alternated with
respect to time
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Resistance Impedance
- Resistance is the property of a material that
resists electron movement referring to DC
circuits. - The resistance to the movement of electrons in an
AC circuit called Impedance - The unit of measurement for resistance (R) is the
ohm - The Materials that offer very little, or no,
resistance, to the flow current are called
conductors - The materials that do not allow the current to
flow, or severely restrict its flow, are called
insulators
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Current
- Electrical current is the flow of charges created
when electrons move. - When voltage, or electrical pressure, is applied
and there is a path for the current, electrons
move from the negative terminal along the path to
the positive terminal. - The letter I represents current.
- The unit of measurement for current is Ampere
(Amp). - Amp is defined as the number of charges per
second that pass by a point along a path.
- Current can be thought of as the amount or volume
of electron traffic that is flowing, then voltage
can be thought of as the speed of the electron
traffic.
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Wattage
- Wattage is the combination of amperage (quantity
of electrons past a given point) and voltage
(pressure or speed of electrons) - Wattage equals voltage times amperage (W V x I)
- Watt or wattage is the unit used for defining how
much power electrical devices consume or produce
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Circuits
- Current flows in closed loops called circuits.
- These circuits must be composed of conducting
materials, and must have sources of voltage. - Voltage causes current to flow, while resistance
and impedance oppose it. - Current consists of electrons flowing away from
negative terminals and towards positive terminals - Electricity will naturally flow to the earth if
there is a path. - Current also flows along the path of least
resistance. - The ground or zero volts provides a conducting
path for the electrons to flow to the earth
because the resistance traveling through the body
would be greater than the resistance flowing
directly to the ground
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Circuits
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Cable Specification
- Some examples of Ethernet specifications which
relate to cable type include - 10BASE-T refers to the speed of transmission at
10 Mbps. The type of transmission is baseband.
The T stands for twisted pair - 10BASE5 refers to the speed of transmission at 10
Mbps. The type of transmission is baseband. The 5
represents the capability of the cable to allow
the signal to travel for approximately 500
meters. 10BASE5 is often referred to as Thicknet.
- 10BASE2 refers to the speed of transmission at 10
Mbps. The type of transmission is baseband. The
2, in 10BASE2, represents the capability of the
cable to allow the signal to travel for
approximately 200 meters. 10BASE2 is often
referred to as Thinnet.
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Coaxial Cable
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Shielded Twisted-Pair Cable
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Screened Twisted Pair (ScTP) Cable
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Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Cable
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Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Cable
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Introduction to Networking
Optical Media
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The Electromagnetic Spectrum
- The light used in optical fiber networks is one
type of electromagnetic energy - The other types of electromagnetic energy are
radio, microwaves, radar, x-rays and gamma rays - The energy in the form of waves can travel
through a vacuum, the air, and through some
materials like glass - An important property of any energy wave is
wavelength.
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Ray Model of Light
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Reflection
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Refraction
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Total Internal Reflection
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Total Internal Reflection
n index of refraction n2 gt n1 for total
internal reflection
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Parts of Fiber Optic Cable
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Parts of Fiber Optic Cable
- Core - is the light transmission element at the
center of the optical fiber - Cladding - Light rays traveling through the fiber
core reflect off this core-to-cladding interface
as they move through the fiber by total internal
reflection - Buffer - helps shield the core and cladding from
damage - Loose tube cable - for outside building
installation - Tight-buffer cable - is used inside building
- Strength Material - preventing the fiber cable
from being stretched when installers pull it. The
material used is often Kevlar - Jacket- protect the fiber against abrasion,
solvents, and other contaminants. - The color of the outer jacket of multimode fiber
is usually orange, but occasionally another color
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Fiber Optic Cable (Multimode Single mode)
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Other Optical Components
- Transmitter - converts the electronic signals
into their equivalent light pulses, there are two
types of light sources - Light Emitting Diode (LED) - producing infrared
light with wavelengths of either 850nm or 1310
nm, used with multimode fiber in LANs - Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission
Radiation (Laser) - a light source producing a
thin beam of intense infrared light usually with
wavelengths of 1310nm or 1550 nm, used with
single-mode fiber - Receiver - detects light pulse and converts to
electrical signal - Connector - attached to the fiber ends so that
the fibers can be connected to the ports on the
transmitter and receiver - Repeater - optical amplifiers
- Fiber Patch panel - similar to the patch panel
used with copper cable
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Transmission Devices
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Fiber Optic Connector
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Signal Noise in Fiber Optic Cable
- Scattering - Caused by microscopic non-uniformity
(distortions) in the fiber that reflects and
scatters some of the light energy - Absorption - When a light ray strikes some types
of chemical impurities in a fiber, the impurities
absorb part of the energy. - Manufacturing irregularities or roughness in the
core-to-cladding boundary, power is lost from the
light signal because of the less than perfect
total internal reflection in that rough area of
the fiber. - Dispersion of a light flash also limits
transmission distances on a fiber. Dispersion is
the technical term for the spreading of pulses of
light as they travel down the fiber.
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Scattering
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Bending
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Fiber End Face Finishes
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Splicing
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Introduction to Networking
Wireless Media
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WLAN Authentication Association
- IEEE is the prime issuer of standards for
wireless networks - 802.11 - operating within a 1 to 2 Mbps range
- 802.11b - transmission capability up to 11 Mbps
- 802.11a - data rate up to 54 Mbps, incompatible
with 802.11b - 802.11g - data rate up to 54 Mbps, interoperate
with 802.11b
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Internal Wireless NIC
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PCMCIA NIC for Laptop
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External USB Wireless NIC
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Access Point
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Wireless LAN Devices
Access Point (AP)
Wireless node
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IEEE 802.3 Frame Type
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Adaptive Rate Selection
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Wireless LAN Standards
- Authentication - there are 2 types of
authentication processes - open system - this is an open connectivity
standard in which only the Service Set Identifier
(SSID) must match - shared key - requires the use of Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP) encryption. WEP is a fairly simple
algorithm using 64 and 128 bit keys. - Association - performed after authentication, is
the state that permits a client to use the
services of the AP to transfer data
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Radio wave Microwave Spectrum
- Transmitter (Tx) - modulate the electrical signal
with the carrier frequency and transmit through
the air, there are 3 types of modulation - Amplitude Modulation (AM)
- Frequency Modulation (FM)
- Phase Modulation (PM)
- Receiver (Rx) - demodulate the carrier signal
that arrives from its antenna