Networks are established with a basic idea of what requirements they are supposed to fulfill and what type of clients they are supposed to serve. We'll look at the classification of networks on the basis of "requirements" later. In this post, me and you, are going to study about types of network configurations. These configurations are based on the type of the type of clients they are set up for.
The two types of network configurations are:
Give us a chance to now describe each of them to you in subtle element.
A Point-to-Point configuration is a direct link between two devices such as a computer and a printer. It uses a dedicated connection between the devices. The entire capacity of the link is used for the transmission between those two devices. Most of today's point-to-point configurations are associated with modems and PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) communications.
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is a data link protocol used to create a direct connection between two nodes. It can provide connection authentication, transmission encryption and compression. Two derivatives of PPP, Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) and Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM (PPPoA), are utilized most commonly by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to establish a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Internet service connection with customers/ clients.
PPP is likewise utilized over Internet access connections (now marketed as "broadband").
A Multipoint configuration is a link between three or more devices. It is otherwise called Multi-drop configuration. The networks having multipoint setup are called Broadcast Networks.
In a Broadcast network, a message or a packet sent by any machine is received by all other machines in a network. The packet contains address field that specifies the receiver. Upon receiving a packet, each machine in the network checks the address field of the packet. In the event that the transmitted packet is for that specific machine, it processes it; else it simply ignores the packet.
Broadcast network provides the provision for Broadcasting & Multicasting.
Broadcasting is the process in which a single packet is received and processed by all the machines in the network. It is made possible by utilizing a special code in the address field of the packet.
On the other hand, when a packet is sent to a subset of the machines i.e. only to a few machines in the network it is known as Multicasting.
In today's LAN environments, Multipoint connections link many network devices in various configurations.
To further your knowledge, I'd advise you to read Types of Internet Connections. Take care :)
The two types of network configurations are:
Give us a chance to now describe each of them to you in subtle element.
A Point-to-Point configuration is a direct link between two devices such as a computer and a printer. It uses a dedicated connection between the devices. The entire capacity of the link is used for the transmission between those two devices. Most of today's point-to-point configurations are associated with modems and PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) communications.
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is a data link protocol used to create a direct connection between two nodes. It can provide connection authentication, transmission encryption and compression. Two derivatives of PPP, Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) and Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM (PPPoA), are utilized most commonly by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to establish a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Internet service connection with customers/ clients.
PPP is likewise utilized over Internet access connections (now marketed as "broadband").
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A Multipoint configuration is a link between three or more devices. It is otherwise called Multi-drop configuration. The networks having multipoint setup are called Broadcast Networks.
In a Broadcast network, a message or a packet sent by any machine is received by all other machines in a network. The packet contains address field that specifies the receiver. Upon receiving a packet, each machine in the network checks the address field of the packet. In the event that the transmitted packet is for that specific machine, it processes it; else it simply ignores the packet.
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Broadcast network provides the provision for Broadcasting & Multicasting.
Broadcasting is the process in which a single packet is received and processed by all the machines in the network. It is made possible by utilizing a special code in the address field of the packet.
On the other hand, when a packet is sent to a subset of the machines i.e. only to a few machines in the network it is known as Multicasting.
In today's LAN environments, Multipoint connections link many network devices in various configurations.
To further your knowledge, I'd advise you to read Types of Internet Connections. Take care :)
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