TRANSMISSION MEDIA - method of establishing a communication medium.

CLASSES:

Guided(wired) Unguided(wireless)

1. Twisted pair 4. Free space

2. Coaxial
3. Fiber

GUIDED MEDIA – conduit from one device to another

CATEGORY OF COAXIAL CABLES: PROPAGATION MODES

Category Impedance Use Multi Single

RG59 75 Cable TV Step Index

RG58 50 Thin Ethernet Grade Index

RG11 50 Thin Ethernet

Radio Waves – Penetrate wall used for multicast like radio and TV
Micro Waves – Cannot penetrate wall used for unicast like cellular and telephone
Infrared – Use for short range communication
Wireless Channels

 Subject lot more errors than guided media.

 Interference is one cause for errors
 The higher the SNR the less capacity
 Channel also subject to fading
ASK - AMPLITUDE SHIFT KEYING
FSK - FREQUNCY SHIFT KEYING
PSK - PHASE SHIFT KEYING
QAM - QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE MODULATION
KHZ - KILOHERTZ
VCO - VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR
MHZ - MEGAHERTZ
QPSK - QUADRATURE PHASE KEYING