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Networking is the process of connecting two or more devices so that they can communicate with each other. Networks can be wired or wireless, and they can be used for a variety of purposes, such as sharing files, printing, and accessing the internet.
Understanding Cabling Management: Protection at Every Level
Even the most technically perfect optical fiber, engineered with ideal attenuation and dispersion characteristics, is only as reliable…
How the Telecommunications Room is Wired: LAN, Telephone, Power, and HVAC
Every building that has computers, phones, or network-connected devices needs a place where all the cables come together.…
How Microwave Communication Works
Have you ever seen those large dish-shaped antennas mounted on top of towers, buildings, or hills, often pointed…
Types of Radio Frequency (RF) Wireless Networks
Wireless networking has become so common that most people never think about the invisible radio waves carrying their…
Understanding How Infrared Wireless Systems Work
When most people think of wireless networking, they think of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or cellular data — all of…
Connecting Wireless Switches and Routers to the Core Network via Copper Cabling Media
It might seem contradictory at first: why would “wireless” switches and routers need physical copper cables at all?…
Understanding the Different Types of Transceiver Modules
If you’ve ever looked closely at a network switch or router in a data center or telecommunications room,…
Blocking vs. Non-Blocking Workgroup Switches: Impact on Effective Bandwidth Performance
When shopping for a network switch, you’ll often see terms like “line-rate switching,” “non-blocking architecture,” or “switching fabric…
Basic Active Components of a Hierarchical Star Network in Commercial Buildings and Networks
Walk into almost any modern commercial building — an office tower, a hospital, a university, a shopping mall…
Top 3 Bounded Media Types Used for Data Transmission: Twisted-Pair, Coaxial, and Fiber Optic
Every wired network connection, no matter how simple or complex, relies on a physical medium to carry data…