BUS topology:In this each computer is directly connected to primary network cable in a single line.Advantages:Inexpensive, easy to install, simple to understand, easy to extend.STAR topology:In this all computers are connected using a central hub.Advantages:Can be inexpensive, easy to install and reconfigure and easy to trouble shoot physical problems.RING topology:In this all computers are connected...

Crsna Suneel

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• May 19th, 2009

There are five topologies for networks 1. Ring Topology 2. Star Topology. 3. Bus Topology. 4. Mess Topology. 5. Hybrid Topology.Now a days we are using EXTENDED STAR topology. It is fast & reliable topology.

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When the computers on the network simply listen and receive the signal, they are referred to as passive because they don’t amplify the signal in any way. Example for passive topology - linear bus.

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• May 19th, 2009

When the computers on the network simply listen and receive the signal, they are referred to as passive because they don't amplify the signal in any way. Example for passive topology - linear bus.

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Series of interface points that allow other computers to communicate with the other layers of network protocol stack.

swathi

• May 29th, 2006

Session Announcement Protocol, a computer protocol for broadcasting multicast session information Service Advertising Protocol, an IPX network protocol that makes the process of adding and removing se...

bhuvan

• Jan 22nd, 2006

Sir,    what are the sap addresses in the fm radio broadcasting?    what is the significance of using osi or tcp/Ip model than using our own model?

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The process that allows a network to self-repair networks problems. The stations on the network notify the other stations on the ring when they are not receiving the transmissions. Beaconing is used in Token ring and FDDI networks.

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• Apr 19th, 2012

Beaconing is a process which allows the network to render their network problems by them-selfToken ring and FDDI(Fibre Distributed Data Interface) networks make use of this process. It is also a sign...

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A layer of a glass surrounding the center fiber of glass inside a fiber-optic cable.

Crsna Suneel

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• May 19th, 2009

Material placed on the exterior of wood frame and sash components to provide ease of maintenance. Common cladding materials include vinyl and extruded or roll-formed aluminum

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The degeneration of a signal over distance on a network cable is called attenuation.

rrsain

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• Jan 12th, 2009

When we transmit any signal, the signal strength is degraded because of losses, interference, this is called attenuation of the signal. To reduce attenaution, repeaters are used to boost the signal strength.cheersrupesh

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Every line has an upper limit and a lower limit  on the frequency of signals it can carry. This limited range is called the bandwidth.

shaik_bavajan

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• Apr 15th, 2006

Hi,Its capacity of transimitting media.

Mohammad

• Apr 10th, 2006

Hi,Bandwidth is amount of information or data that can be sent over a network in a given time.

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In a Ethernet network, between any two points on the network, there can be no more than five network segments or four repeaters, and of those five segments only three of segments can be populated.

Sandhya.Kishan

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• May 1st, 2012

5-4-3 rule is a guideline for Ethernet computer networks along with the number of repeaters and segments on shared-access. The rule says that in an network there can be no more than five network segme...

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In token Ring , hub is called Multistation Access Unit(MAU).

Rashaad

• Feb 16th, 2007

Short for Multistation Access Unit (also abbreviated as MSAU), a token-ring network device that physically connects network computers in a star topology while retaining the logical ring structure. One...

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Virtual channel is normally a connection from one source to one destination, although multicast connections are also permitted. The other name for virtual channel is virtual circuit.

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• May 1st, 2012

A virtual channel defines a single point to point connection, identified by its virtual channel identifier.An individual channel can be uniquely identified by its virtual channel and virtual path numb...

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Sending a message to a group is called multicasting, and its routing algorithm is called multicast routing.

Sandhya.Kishan

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• May 1st, 2012

Sending one packet of message to several destinations is known as multicast routing and algorithm which defines its route is known as multicast routing algorithm.

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Wide-mouth frog is the simplest known key distribution center (KDC) authentication protocol.

swathi

• May 29th, 2006

it is used in cryptography, a key distribution center (KDC) is part of a cryptosystem intended to reduce the risks inherent in exchanging keys.

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• May 24th, 2006

WHAT IS KDC AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOL AND WHERE IS IT USED?

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It is a system that performs a protocol translation between different electronic mail delivery protocols.

Sandhya.Kishan

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• May 1st, 2012

Mail gateway is a means which connect two or more electronic mail system and helps in transfer of message between them.During complex mapping and translation there is a store and forward scheme where ...

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It is any routing protocol used within an autonomous system.

Sandhya.Kishan

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• May 1st, 2012

Within an autonomous system the interior gateway protocol (IGP) is used to exchange routing information.
There are two types of IGP
1.Distance-vector routing protocol
2.Link-state routing protocol.

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It is the protocol the routers in neighboring autonomous systems use to identify the set of networks that can be reached within or via each autonomous system.

aAmir

• Jan 6th, 2007

BGP is one of exterior routing protocol

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It is a collection of routers under the control of a single administrative authority and that uses a common Interior Gateway Protocol.

aAmir

• Jan 6th, 2007

Autonomous system has been assigned a number which differentiates it from other autonomous systems to communicate. there is BGP working at to communicate with other AS

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It is a protocol formerly used to exchange routing information between Internet core routers.

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• May 1st, 2012

Gateway-to-Gateway Protocol is similar to the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the User Datagram Protocol (UDP).
It is a protocol used for routing datagrams between Internet gateways.Each GGP message has a field header that identifies the message type and the format of the remaining fields.

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It is a set of rules defining a very simple virtual terminal interaction. The NVT is used in the start of a Telnet session.

Sanket K Raut

• Apr 10th, 2017

The Network Virtual Terminal (NVT) is a representation of a basic terminal and provides a standard that the computers on either end of a Telnet connection are assumed to follow. It defines how data an...

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It is a host that has a multiple network interfaces and that requires multiple IP addresses is called as a Multi-homed Host.

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• Nov 29th, 2007

If more than one NICs (Network Interface Card/ Network Adapter) are installed having different IP Addresses onto it, The Pc Becomes a Multihomed Host.

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It is a very simple protocol used for transmission of IP datagrams across a serial line.

RameshKumar Kaliamoorthi

• Dec 5th, 2006

The need for a data link layer protocol to let IP operate over serial links was identified very early on in the development of TCP/IP. Engineers working on the Internet Protocol needed a way to send I...

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