Lecture09 Mobile and Distributed GIS and LBS.pptVIP

Mobile and Distributed GIS and LBS Geog 176B Lecture 9 The network is the computer Computer Network Software Localizer Wired Networks “Last Mile to the house” 300 baud dial-up early ‘80s 56 kbps dial-up (since mid 1990s) ISDN 64-128 kbps (digital) DSL: 1.5Mb down/64Kb up (6Mb/640K in future) cable modem: 2 Mbps (load dependent) LANs (local area network) within building or campus 300 baud RS232 (1970s) 10MB Ethernet (1980s) 100MB Ethernet (mid 1990s) 1GB Ethernet (late 1990s) WANs (wide area network) connects LANs shared, public facilities (Internet) Dedicated Telco leased lines (fixed