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- Bus Topology
From the name of the network itself many inferences of the network can be derived. A bus topology in more technical terms means that it is a method of transmission on networks that uses a common vehicle for transmissions and thus it is categorized as shared communication. Imagine a bu...
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- Network Designs
While designing a network many factors have to be taken into consideration like the area to be covered, capacity of data that has to be handled and even security issues. However when it comes to networks there are LANS or the Local Area Networks and WAN the Wide Area Networks. These...
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Network Management
Network management is the method of managing the tools that belong to a network and maintaining, administering all the systems that are connected in the network. For one to be able to efficiently manage a network that person should be a qualified network administrator and shou...
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- Network Topology
There are two levels in a network topology and there are five kinds of network topologies. The networks can be connected at two levels, the physical and the other is logical. A topology basically defines how the network has to be designed and provides a structure to the network.
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- Home Networking
Home networks are creating the modern day offices at home for individuals who prefer to stay at home while working. For domestic usage the home networks found no uses as most people could afford only one computer. However there are families that find one computer is not enough for t...
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- Web Server
A web server can be a program or the computer itself which receives the requests from various other browsers and responds to those requests. These requests are all HTTP requests that are being sent for some HTTP documents. There are two kinds of web servers available. The web server prog...
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- Print Servers
Print server is a server or advice that is used to connect many printers of a network to it. Using the print server any computer on the network can give a print command to the server and the print server will get the job done accordingly. Usually a print server is configured on a comp...
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- Virtual Private Network (VPN)
A VPN or a Virtual Private Network is a dedicated communications channel which is streamlined using another network. A VPN is useful for companies which need their own space on the internet. For example a business community that needs to secure its own network on the ...
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- Star Topology
Star Topology is the most common type of network topology that is used in homes and offices. In the Star Topology there is a central connection point called the hub which is a computer hub or sometimes just a switch. In a Star Network the best advantage is when there is a failure in c...
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- Mesh Topology
Mesh Network is a network where all the nodes are connected to each other and is a complete network. In a Mesh Network every node is connected to other nodes on the network through hops. Some are connected through single hops and some may be connected with more than one hope.
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- Tree Topology
Among all the Network Topologies we can derive that the Tree Topology is a combination of the bus and the Star Topology. The tree like structure allows you to have many servers on the network and you can branch out the network in many ways. This is particularly helpful for colleges, u...
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- Internet Protocols (IP)
For the internet to work every computer and every system connecting to the internet must has an Internet Protocol. The internet protocol is a library of communication protocols which talk to networks and enable data transfers. The Internet Protocol is an open source protoco...
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- Point to Point Protocol (PPP)
The Point to Point Protocol is a platform that is used to connect any individual computer or a network to the internet service provider. The connection is established between two points only and that is why it is called Point to Point Protocol. The PPP is considered b...
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- Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
The Fiber Distributed data interface or the FDDI is a 100 mbps line using the LAN network and is connected through a fiber optic cable. The FDDI technology is used where the networks need a high speed bandwidth and need to cover huge distances than the copper...
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- Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC)
The SDLC or the Synchronous Data Link Control was first developed by IBM. It is basically a linked layer protocol which can be used with systems network architecture or the SNA environment. In this system all the functions in a network can be defined and slotted...
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- Switched Multi Megabit Data Service (SMDS)
SMDS or Switched Multi Megabit Data Service is used to communicate on the Public Data Networks using the WAN networking technology. The SMDS technology uses fiber or copper wires for networking. There are many components in the SMDS networking environment...
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- Subnetting
A Subnet is a directory listing of IP numbers that re used to address on the internet. The number is logical divided so that each part of the number represents a certain function. Usually these subnets contain arrange of IP numbers that are assigned to organizations. So numbers falling i...
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- Frame Relay
Frame Relay is a concept where the information is sent using data frames in a digital format. Using this relay service the data can be sent in a fast and efficient manner through the internet. Frame Relay is also a cheaper way to send data from one point to another.
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- High-Speed Serial Interface (HSSI)
HSSI is High Speed Serial Interface was first developed by Cisco systems and the main purpose was to solve high speed requirement issues. The main application of HSSI is on the Wide Area Networks and it helps to enhance the data flow speed on these networks. It ca...
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- IPv6
The Internet protocol Version 6 or the IPv6 is the next generation Internet protocol that will be replacing the current Internet protocol. The current version that is being used is the Internet Protocol; Version 4 which has almost lasted for almost 2 decades.
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- High Level Data Link Control (HDLC)
The High Level Data Link Control protocol was developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It is used for switched and non-switched networks and is a bit oriented architecture. The High Level Data Link Control has been accepted and used...
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