Type Of Connections for
Networking
Based on transmission technology,
Computer networks can be
broadly classified as follows:
a) Broadcast networks:
This network has a
single communication channel which is shared by all other machines present on
the network. All the machines on the network receive short messages known as
packets and the address field within the packet specifies the intended
recipient. The machine first checks the address field of the packet when it
receives it and only if the packet is intended for itself, it processes it
otherwise it simply ignores it.
b) Point to Point
Networks:
This network
provides a dedicated link between two devices. Mostly these connections use an
actual length of wire or cables to connect the two ends. In point to point
Networks usually the end devices which communicate are referred as stations
where as the switching devices are known as nodes.
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