DATA FLOW / COMMUNICATION IN THE FMS

The Local Area Network (LAN):

The LAN has many variations:
 Wired (or fiber) or Wireless
 Operate at speeds from 1 Mbps to 1 Gbps (+++)
 Support Desktops, Laptops, Personal Devices
 Allow access to many resources
 Print
 File Server
 Internet
 Mainframe
 Collaborative Planning
LAN CHARACTERISTICS:
 Typically serves a limited area
 Typically serves a single organization
 Varies from serving a few users to thousands
 Provides access to shared services
 Through a Network Operating System (NOS)
Examples: Windows NT, Novell, HP UNIX
 Uses some form of access control
 High speed network connection
LAN TOPOLOGIES:
LAN Topology describes how the network is constructed and gives
insight into its strengths and limitations…

 Bus
 Star
 Branching Tree
 Ring
BUS TOPOLOGY:

 The original topology

 Workstation has a network interface card (NIC) that attaches to the
bus (A coaxial cable) via a tap
• Data can be transferred using either baseband digital signals or
broadband Analog signals
STAR TOPOLOGY:
BRANCHING TREE:

The above diagram shows that the data flow / signals among various
workstations branched from the main station…
RING:
 OSI MODEL’S SEVEN LAYER (open systems inter connection)

Level No Layer Type

7 Application

6 presentation

5 Session

4 Transport
3 Network

2 Data link

1 Physical