Category: 2. Networking (220-1001)

Crimper If you’re building your own cables, then you’ll need a cable crimper. A crimper pinches the modular connector onto the end of the cable (coaxial, twisted pair, fiber). The…

LAN LAN stands for Local area network A LAN is a group of devices in the same broadcast domain. Group of computers located physically close to each other (no more…

Line of Sight is a wireless internet service that can provide access over a wide geographical area. It’s called line of sight because it requires a visual path between the…

Modern cellular network allows you to have connectivity practically anywhere. Your smart phone allows you to have access to voice and data simultaneously. Cellular networks requires antennas to be spread…

ISDN stands for Integrated Services Digital Network. It uses a phone line to transmit data, but improves on speed compare to Dial Up. ISDN speeds range from 64 Kbps to…

Satellite networking is done through communication to a satellite in space. Satellite connections have a high cost compared to terrestrial networking. It provides for common speeds of 50Mbit/s down, 3…

Fiber provides high speed networking. Fiber allows different types of data (voice, video, data) to be sent on the same fiber. Fiber provides the enhanced features of hundreds of HD…

Requires hardware to dial the ISP (such as a modem or ISDN terminal adapter) and software to govern the connection. Dialup connection uses existing analog voice telephone lines. 56kbit/s modems…

DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line. Generally, your local telephone company would provide internet connection via DSL. Uses standard telephone line with special equipment on each end to create always…

Cable modem internet connection is often referred to as Broadband communication because information is sent over many different frequencies on the same wire. Different traffic types (video, voice, and data)…