Network hardware is the physical equipment that is required to allow devices to transmit data to another device. The devices have the ability to transfer over many types of media, but there are only two basic types of transmission. We first have the broadcast transmission which transfers the same messages to multiple recipients. Then there is point-to-point links that establishes a connection between two individual 's devices for data transmission. Networks rely on these two types of transmission for everyday networking.
A personal area network is to "communicate between two or more devices. PAN networks can be used between devices owned by two different parties, or between two devices owned by one person" (Eric Cole). An example of this would be a keyboard paired to a computer. The most common form of a personal area network is Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a technology that has greatly increased are mobility when using devices that are in a close vicinity of each other. They have become the common form for wireless communication between mice, keyboards, headsets, medical devices, and other handheld devices. "Bluetooth is a method for data communication that uses short-range radio links to replace cables between computers and their connected units" (Gunasekaran, 90). A Bluetooth network can usually only support a few …show more content…
A WANs "distances can range from a network connecting multiple buildings on a corporate or college campus to satellite links connecting offices in different countries" (David Delony). The largest WAN is the internet which is a collection of MANs and LANs around the world. A smaller scale WAN that would be used is the business world is connecting multiple offices. For instance your office in California, Texas and New York. WANs can either be supported by a physical media such as Ethernet, or more commonly fiber. However, the most common medium, especially for large distances is
A personal area network is to "communicate between two or more devices. PAN networks can be used between devices owned by two different parties, or between two devices owned by one person" (Eric Cole). An example of this would be a keyboard paired to a computer. The most common form of a personal area network is Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a technology that has greatly increased are mobility when using devices that are in a close vicinity of each other. They have become the common form for wireless communication between mice, keyboards, headsets, medical devices, and other handheld devices. "Bluetooth is a method for data communication that uses short-range radio links to replace cables between computers and their connected units" (Gunasekaran, 90). A Bluetooth network can usually only support a few …show more content…
A WANs "distances can range from a network connecting multiple buildings on a corporate or college campus to satellite links connecting offices in different countries" (David Delony). The largest WAN is the internet which is a collection of MANs and LANs around the world. A smaller scale WAN that would be used is the business world is connecting multiple offices. For instance your office in California, Texas and New York. WANs can either be supported by a physical media such as Ethernet, or more commonly fiber. However, the most common medium, especially for large distances is