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Chapter 2:

Packet structure is split up into:


1. a packet header
2. the payload
3. a trailer
1. packet header:

2. payload consists of the actual


data being sent in the packet.
3. a trailer consists of some ways to
identify the end of the packet and
some form of error checking to
ensure packet Trailer arrives error
free.

Packet switching is a method of


data transmission in which a
message is broken up into a
number of packets.

Benefits of packet switching


• there is no need to tie up a
single communication line.
• a high data transmission rate is
possible.

Drawbacks of packet switching


• data can be lost and need to be
re-sent.
• delay at the destination whilst
the packets are being re-ordered).
• Serial data transmission occurs when
data is sent one bit at a time over a single
wire/channel.
• Bits are sent one after the other as a
single stream.

 parallel data transmission occurs when


several bits of data are sent down several
channels/wires all at the same time.
• each channel/wire transmits one bit.
Simplex mode occurs when data can be sent in
one direction only (for example, from sender to
receiver).
Half-duplex mode occurs when data is sent in
both directions but not at the same time (for
example, data can be sent from ‘A’ to ‘B’ and
from ‘B’ to ‘A’ along the same transmission line,
but they can’t both be done at the same time).
• Full-duplex mode occurs when data can be
sent in both directions at the same time (for
example, data can be sent from ‘A’ to ‘B’ and
from ‘B’ to ‘A’ along the same transmission line
simultaneously).

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