Guided Transmission Media
Guided Transmission Media
- Magnetic media
- Twisted pairs
- Coaxial cable
- Power lines
- Fiber optics
Magnetic Media
- Write data onto magnetic media – Disks, Tapes
- Data transmission speed – Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.
Twisted Pairs
Coaxial Cable
Power Lines
Fiber Optics
Three examples of a light ray from inside a silica fiber impinging on the air/silica boundary at different angles.
Fiber Cables
