Networking Device

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TANJIM RASULID-1016DEPT. OF PHILOSOPHYJAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY

What is Networking DeviceComputer Networking is the way to connect computer each other. The Device, which are made so that computer can communicate, exchange data and also share resources called Networking Device.

Types of networking device

• Networking has two or more computers to connect each other, this computers may be in one room, one building, one city or anywhere in this world. There are no geographical limit of a network.• Eg: LAN, WLAN, MAN,

WAN, PanLAN (Local Area Network)

WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)

MAN (Metropolitan area network)

WAN (Wide Area Network)

PAN (Personal Area Network)

Networking DeviceNIC (Network Interface

Card)An external network card which canbe inistall in dextop system for secondary use or inbuilt Ethernet port does not work properly.

Networking DeviceHUB

Used to distribute or inter-connect the device in the network

Networking Device

RepeaterUsed to amplify the signal strength in network

Networking Device

BridgeUsed to inter-connect the system earlier, now a days it is replaced by modern device switch.

Networking Device

Switch Used to inter-connect the network. Available in 8 ports, 16 ports, 24 ports. May be manageable or non-manageable.

Networking Device

Router Used to connect in two different network. Connect public network or private

network. Configured by routing protocol as per

requirement and also access point to secure our network.

Network Connections

Connection Type Speed

POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) 2400bps to 115Kbps analog phone line

ISDN (Integrated Service Digital Network) 64Kbps to 1.544Mbps digital line

Frame Relay 56Kbps to 1.544Mbps

56K point to point 56Kbps guaranteed bandwidth between two points

T1 1.544Mbps guaranteed bandwidth between two points

T2 44Mbps guaranteed bandwidth between two points

DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) 256Kbps to higher, share data line with voice line

ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) Up to 2 Gbps