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LAN Topologies and Techniques

Audience

Technical support staff

Prerequisites

A basic understanding of data communications, protocols, and LANs; the course LAN Media and Components

Course Aim

To enable the student to identify the main characteristics of LAN topologies and access techniques

Learning Objectives

Describe the star, mesh, ring, bus, tree, and hybrid topologies. Explain how the various access methods work. Describe the process of baseband signaling.

Topics Covered

Topologies - Introduction - Star - Mesh - Ring - Bus - Tree - Hybrid Data transmission - Introduction - Baseband v broadband - Baseband signaling - Encoding Ring access - Introduction - Register insertion - Token ring - Empty slot Bus access - Introduction - Token bus - CSMA