- Coaxial Cable
- Usage: Supports many workstations but has limitations in length.
- Standard: 1000Base-T supports up to 100 meters using twisted pair cables.
- Twisted Pair Cables
- Interference: Cat 5 offers better interference resistance compared to Cat 3.
- Fiber Optics: Immune to EMI but can be fragile and costly, requiring expertise for installation and maintenance.
- Ethernet Twisted Pair
- Resilience: More resistant to interference compared to coaxial cables.
- Token Ring
- Mechanism: Uses a token passing method where every station passes a token.
- Vulnerability: A NIC set to the wrong speed or an error can take down the entire network.
- Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
- Structure: A form of token ring with a second ring that activates upon detecting an error.
- Leased Lines
- Redundancy: Uses multiple lines and/or vendors to provide fault tolerance and redundancy.
- Frame Relay WAN
- Operation: Functions over a public switched network, offering high fault tolerance by rerouting faulty segments to working paths.
- Speed References:
- T-1: 1.544 Mbps.
- T-3: 44.736 Mbps (often rounded to 45 Mbps).
- ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode): 155 Mbps.
- ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network): 64 or 128 Mbps.
- CAT 3 UTP: 10 Mbps.
- CAT 5 UTP: 100 Mbps.
- CAT 5e/6 UTP: 1,000 Mbps (1 Gbps).
These notes cover a broad spectrum of network cabling types, their applications, and their respective data transmission speeds, providing insight into the various technologies used in switched networks.