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Lesson 18: Networking at Home and Abroad

This lesson discusses networking at home and abroad. It covers standard telephone lines, digital telephone lines, and networks in the home. Standard phone lines can transmit data using modems, which convert digital data to analog for transmission. Digital lines like DSL, ISDN, cable modems, and T1/T3 transmit data much faster than standard lines. Home networks are gaining popularity to connect multiple home computers and offer similar advantages to businesses.

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Lesson 18: Networking at Home and Abroad

This lesson discusses networking at home and abroad. It covers standard telephone lines, digital telephone lines, and networks in the home. Standard phone lines can transmit data using modems, which convert digital data to analog for transmission. Digital lines like DSL, ISDN, cable modems, and T1/T3 transmit data much faster than standard lines. Home networks are gaining popularity to connect multiple home computers and offer similar advantages to businesses.

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lesson 18

Networking at Home
and Abroad
This lesson includes the following sections:
• Standard Telephone Lines
• Digital Telephone Lines
• Networks in the Home
Data Communications over Standard
Telephone Lines

• Networks commonly use dedicated media to transmit


data. However, the public telephone system can also be
used for data communications.

• Standard phone lines transmit data much more slowly


than network media, but devices such as modems make
phone lines practical for data transmission over long
distances.

• Many people and businesses use modems to exchange


data, and to establish connections with office networks.
Data Communications over Standard
Telephone Lines - Modems
• Most telephone lines attached to home and businesses
are analog, not digital.

• Because PCs transmit and receive data in digital


format, a device called a modem is needed to convert
digital data to analog format for transmission over
phone lines.

• When receiving data from another computer, the


modem converts it from analog format to digital
format.
The analog signal
(audible)
is sent through
telephone lines.

011010001 MODEM MODEM 011010001

Digital signal Digital signal

This modem converts This modem converts


digital to analog. analog to digital.
Data Communications over Standard
Telephone Lines - Choosing a Modem
When choosing a modem, consider the following factors:
• Transmission speed - the speed at which the modem
sends data - which is measured in bits per second.

• Data compression, the technology the modem uses to


shrink data so it can be transmitted faster.

• Error correction, the method the modem uses to


ensure data is sent and received without errors.

• Internal versus external, which describes whether or


not the modem fits inside the PC case.
Internal
Modem External
Modem
Data Communications over Standard
Telephone Lines - Uses for a Modem

Modems are primarily used for file transfer, or sending


files to a remote computer
• Sending a file to another computer is called
uploading.

• Receiving a file from another computer is called


downloading.
Using Digital Telephone Lines

• Telephone companies are now installing digital


telephone lines, which are dedicated to transmitting
data in digital format.

• Digital phone lines transmit data at much higher


speeds than standard analog phone lines.

• Often, data travels across analog lines and digital


lines. In such cases, data may need to be converted
from one format to another multiple times before
reaching its destination.
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Using Digital Telephone Lines -
Common Digital Services

The most commonly used digital telephone services are:


• ISDN, T1, and T3

• DSL

• ATM

• Cable Modem
Using Digital Telephone Lines –
ISDN, T1, and T3

• Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) is a system


that replaces analog phone services with digital
services.

• Basic rate ISDN (BRI) offers three channels on one


phone line: two for data and one for control. BRI
transmits data up to 128 Kbps.

• Primary rate ISDN (PRI) offers 24 channels at


transmission speeds up to 1.544 Mbps. This is T1
service.

• Using even more channels, T3 service offers up to 672


channels and speeds up to 44.736 Mbps.
Using Digital Telephone Lines -
DSL Technologies

• Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service is outpacing


ISDN services.

• Standard DSL offers speeds of 52 Mbps using


standard phone lines.

• Several types of DSL service are available, reaching


transmission speeds up to 51.84 Mbps.
Using Digital Telephone Lines - ATM

• Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) digital service is


offered as a high-bandwidth, efficient means for
transferring multimedia content, data, and voice over
phone lines.

• Some types of ATM service can reach transmission


speeds of 10,000 Mbps.
Using Digital Telephone Lines -
Cable Modem Connections

• Cable modems allow users to connect their PCs to


the Internet via the local cable television system.

• Cable companies offer Internet service by


combining television and data signals and
distributing them over the cable system.

• Cable modem service can achieve speeds of 27 Mbps.


Home and Business
Subscribers

Routers

Internet
Backbone

TV
signals Distribution

Servers

Cable Company
Head End
Networks in the Home

• Because more homes now have multiple computers,


home networks are gaining in popularity. Home
networks offer the same advantages to home users as
to a business.

• Home networks are typically based on existing


telephone or wireless technologies.

• Popular PC operating systems, such as Windows and


the Mac OS, provide simple networking tools that
are adequate for running a home network.
lesson 18 review

• Explain how computer data travels over telephone


lines.

• Explain a modem's function.

• List four features you should consider when


.
evaluating modems.

• Differentiate four types of digital telephone services.

• Describe one potential use for a home network.

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