X.25

X.25

Special Instructional Objective On completion of this lesson, the student will be able to: ·         State the key features of X.25 ·         Explain the frame format of X.25 ·         Specify the function of…
Physical Configuration and Network Elements

Physical Configuration and Network Elements

Three basic devices used in the SONET system are shown in Fig. 4.3.1. Functions of the three devices are mentioned below: ·         Synchronous Transport Signal (STS) multiplexer/demultiplexer: It either multiplexes signal…
Why Synchronize?

Why Synchronize?

In a synchronous system such as SONET, the average frequency of all clocks in the system will be the same (synchronous) or nearly the same (plesiochronous). Every clock can be…
Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)

Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)

Specific Instructional Objectives At the end of this lesson the student will be able to: ·         Explain the operation of a SONET network ·         Explain the function of different SONET layers ·         Specify…
Datagram Packet Switching Networks

Datagram Packet Switching Networks

This approach uses a different, more dynamic scheme, to determine the route through the network links. Each packet is treated as an independent entity, and its header contains full information…
Packet Switching

Packet Switching

The basic approach is not much different from message switching. It is also based on the same ‘store-and-forward’ approach. However, to overcome the limitations of message switching, messages are divided…
Message Switching

Message Switching

In this switching method, a different strategy is used, where instead of establishing a dedicated physical line between the sender and the receiver, the message is sent to the nearest…
Switching Techniques: Circuit Switching

Switching Techniques: Circuit Switching

Specific Instructional Objectives At the end of this lesson the student will be able to: ·         Understand the need for circuit switching ·         Specify the components of a switched communication network ·         Explain…
HDLC

HDLC

Special Instructional Objectives: ·         On completion, the student will be able to: ·         Explain how High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC) works ·         Explain how piggybacking is done in HDLC ·         Explain how data transparency…
Flow Control and Error Control

Flow Control and Error Control

Special Instructional Objectives: On completion, the student will be able to: ·         State the need for flow and error control ·         Explain how Stop-and-wait flow control works ·         Explain how Sliding-window protocol is…