Chapter 4

Transmission Media

Quiz

Please prepare sheet of yellow paper.

Write your name and the date today.

Question #1

What network device that receives a signal and

transmits it at a higher level or higher power or onto
the other side of an obstruction so that the signal can
cover longer distances?

Question #2

? sits between the client application and the real

server and intercepts all messages entering and
leaving the network and checks if it can fulfill the
request itself, if not, then it forwards the request to
the real server.

Unscramble the
word in red color
to answer this
item.

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Question #3

What wired transmission cable which consists of

multiple, individually insulated wires that are
twisted together in pairs?

Question #4

What transmission cable contains a center

conductor, made of copper, surrounded by a plastic
jacket, with a braided shield over the jacket?

Question #5

What type of network cable that uses a central glass

or plastic core surrounded by a plastic coating? It is
use to transmit light signals.

Question #6

? refers to the wide bandwidth characteristics of

a transmission medium and its ability to transport
multiple signals and traffic types simultaneously.

Question #7

What are the two types of Twisted Pair Cables?

Answers

Question #1

What network device that receives a signal and

transmits it at a higher level or higher power or onto
the other side of an obstruction so that the signal can
cover longer distances?
Reapeter

Question #2

? sits between the client application and the real

server and intercepts all messages entering and
leaving the network and checks if it can fulfill the
request itself, if not, then it forwards the request to
the real server.

Unscramble the
word in red color
to answer this
item.

Oypxr
Proxy vrseer
Server

Question #3

What wired transmission cable which consists of

multiple, individually insulated wires that are
twisted together in pairs?
Twisted Pair Cable

Question #4

What transmission cable contains a center

conductor, made of copper, surrounded by a plastic
jacket, with a braided shield over the jacket?
Coaxial Cable

Question #5

What type of network cable that uses a central glass

or plastic core surrounded by a plastic coating? It is
use to transmit light signals.
Fiber Optic Cable

Question #6

? refers to the wide bandwidth characteristics of

a transmission medium and its ability to transport
multiple signals and traffic types simultaneously.

Broadband

Question #7

What are the two types of Twisted Pair Cables?

Shielded
Twisted Pair
(STP)

Unshielded
Twisted Pair
(UTP)

Chapter 4

Transmission
Media

Transmission
Media

Guided

Unguided

Physical/Guided

Twisted Pair Cable

Coaxial Cable

Fiber Optic Cable

Twisted-Pair Cable

Generally color coded twisted pairs of insulated

copper wires encased in plastic sheath
A thin-diameter copper wire commonly used for
telephone and networking cabling.

Twisted-Pair Cable

The two insulated copper wires are twisted around

each other to minimize interference (electrical
disturbance or noise) from other twisted pairs in the
cable.

Twisted-Pair Cable

Charateristics:

Relatively inexpensive

Flexible

Easy to install

Easily accomodates different topologies

Generally for analog transmission

Covers limited distance, < 100 meters

Most popular medium for LANs

Twisted-Pair Cable

2 main types:

Unshielded Twisted
Pair (UTP)

Shielded Twisted
Pair (STP)

Twisted-Pair Cable

Consists of twisted wire pairs that are not only

individually insulated, but also surrounded by a
shielding made of a metallic substance such as foil.

Sometimes braided copper shielding

Acts as barrier to external Electromagnetic forces

Twisted-Pair Cable

Twisted-Pair Cable

Standard connector

RJ45
RJ45 male
male connector
connector

RJ45
RJ45 female
female adoptor
adoptor

Physical/Guided

Twisted Pair Cable

Coaxial Cable

Fiber Optic Cable

Coaxial Cable

Coax for short

Made of wire which carry radio or television
signals.

Coaxial Cable

Common in cable television applications.

The cable is designed to carry a high-frquency or
broadband signal.
Can carry signals for longer distances than twistedpair
Less susceptible to electromagnetic interference

Coaxial Cable

Used BNC (Bayone-Neill-Concelman) connector

Named after its Bayonet mount locking mechanism
and its inventors: Paul Neill and Carl Concelman

Coaxial Cable

Two types of coaxial cable:

Thin Coaxial Cable

Thick Coaxial Cable

Physical/Guided

Twisted Pair Cable

Coaxial Cable

Fiber Optic Cable

Fiber Optics Cable

A thin glass strand designed for light transmission.

The core consists of dozen or hundreds of thin
strands or plastic that use light to transmit signals.
Transmit data up to 2Gbps.
Fibers allow longer distances to be spanned before
the signal has to be regenerated by expensive
repeaters.

Fiber Optics Cable

Fiber optic cable is very expensive.

It is hard to install and modify and requires highly
skilled installers.

Fiber Optics Cable

Following are the fiber optics components:

1. core

4. coating

2. cladding

5. strengthening

3. cable jacket

Transmission
Media

Guided

Unguided

Unguided

Wireless transmission media

Broadcast Radio

Cellular Radio

Microwaves

Satellites

Infrared

Assignment

Search for the meaning of the following unguided

transmission media. This time include the source
where you got the information. Information from
Wikipedia will not be accepted.
1.Broadcast Radio
2.Cellular Radio
3.Microwaves
4.Satellites
5.Infrared
Due on: Thursday, Feb. 06, 2014

Quiz

Please prepare sheet of yellow paper.

Write your name and the date today.

Question #1

We have two (2) types of transmission media:

guided/physical and unguided, to which medium
does transmitts data through high frequency radio
signals or infrared light beams belong?

Question #2

Broadcast Radio, Cellular Radio, Microwaves,

Satellites or Infrared, what wireless transmission
media distributes radio signals through the air over
long distances which is also known as one-way
wireless transmission over radio waves intended to
reach a wide audience?

Question #3

AM stands for

Question #4

FM stands for

Question #5

Satellite is artificial object which has been

intentionally placed into orbit. This receives
microwave signals, amplifies it and then broadcast it
back to earth which then received by the satellite
dish. So, what is the natural satellite that orbits the
earth?

Answer

Answer #1

We have two (2) types of transmission media:

guided/physical and unguided, to which medium
does transmitts data through high frequency radio
signals or infrared light beams belong?

Unguided / wireless

Question #2

Broadcast Radio, Cellular Radio, Microwaves,

Satellites or Infrared, what wireless transmission
media distributes radio signals through the air over
long distances which is also known as one-way
wireless transmission over radio waves intended to
reach a wide audience?
Broadcast Radio

Question #3

AM stands for

Amplitude Modulation

Question #4

FM stands for

Frequency Modulation

Question #5

Satellite is artificial object which has been

intentionally placed into orbit. This receives
microwave signals, amplifies it and then broadcast it
back to earth which then received by the satellite
dish. So, what is the natural satellite that orbits the
earth?
Moon

Unguided

Broadcast Radio

Cellular Radio

Microwaves

Satellites

Infrared

Broadcast Radio

Distributes the radio signals through the air over

long distances
It is used with AM, FM radio, television station,
Citizens Band radio
Slower and more susceptable to noise than physical
transmission media but it provides flexibility and
portability

Broadcast Radio

Radio setup has two parts:

Transmitter

Receiver

Unguided

Broadcast Radio

Cellular Radio

Microwaves

Satellites

Infrared

Cellular Radio

Form of broadcast radio used for mobile

communication
Transmission speeds range from 9.6Kbps to 2Mbps

Unguided

Broadcast Radio

Cellular Radio

Microwaves

Satellites

Infrared

Unguided

Broadcast Radio

Cellular Radio

Microwaves

Satellites

Infrared

Microwaves

Also called as Fixed-Point Wireless

High frequency radio waves that provide high-speed
transmission
Signals are sent from one microwave station to
another

Microwaves

Limited to line-of-sight transmission

This means that microwave antennas must be placed
in high places

Unguided

Broadcast Radio

Cellular Radio

Microwaves

Satellites

Infrared

Satellites

A space station that accepts microwave signals from

an earth base station, amplifies the signals then
broadcasts the signals over a wide area

Unguided

Broadcast Radio

Cellular Radio

Microwaves

Satellites

Infrared

Infrared

Sends signals using infrared light waves

Use line-of-sight transmission

Signals only travel for short distances