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Networks L2 Connectivity

The document covers key concepts related to connectivity and networks, including bandwidth, types of cables, and data transmission speeds. It discusses the history of undersea internet cables, the significance of broadband, and the differences between upload and download speeds. Additionally, it explains buffering and its role in media playback, alongside practical calculations for download times at various bandwidths.

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Networks L2 Connectivity

The document covers key concepts related to connectivity and networks, including bandwidth, types of cables, and data transmission speeds. It discusses the history of undersea internet cables, the significance of broadband, and the differences between upload and download speeds. Additionally, it explains buffering and its role in media playback, alongside practical calculations for download times at various bandwidths.

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Connectivity

Networks
Objectives
• Learn the meaning and significance of bandwidth
• Compare different types of cable, and the relative
speeds of data transmission
• Calculate time taken to download files of different
sizes at different bandwidths
• Understand what is meant by buffering and why it
is used
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The history of connectivity


• The first cable, 2,500 miles long, was laid across the
Atlantic in 1858, after many difficulties including storms
and cable breakages
• For each mile of cable, 133 miles of copper and iron
wire was needed
• Total weight was one ton per mile
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Undersea Internet Cables


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Bandwidth
• The amount of data that can be carried at a time
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Connection Speeds
• Measured in Mbps (Megabits per Second)
• Run a speed test: [Link]
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Upload vs Download Speed


• Why is your download speed so much faster than
your upload speed?
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What is broadband?
• A high-speed connection to the internet that has
superseded the use of dial-up connections
• Fibre optic glass thread is used in modern cables,
with up to 1,000 fibres in a single cable
• Potential bandwidth can be many terabytes per second
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Calculating download speed


• There are 8 bits in a byte
• How long would it take to download:
• A 1 Megabyte file on an 8Mbps connection?
• A 10 Megabyte image at 8Mbps?
• A 700MB music CD at 8Mbps?
• A 700MB music CD at 2Mbps?
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Sending data
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Wireless connectivity
• Must be close to a WiFi hotspot or router
• Slower than a wired connection
• Interference from walls and furniture
• Greater security risk
• No need to be physically connected
• Can connect mobile devices
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Buffering
• Buffering occurs when a movie or music track plays
faster than it downloads
• Your computer stores some of the file in a buffer until
it can begin playing the whole thing

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