Characteristics of communication links.pptVIP

Characteristics of communication links Characteristics of communication links Internet concepts Applications Technology connectivity Implications for Individuals Organizations Society Internet skills Application development Content creation Text Image Audio Video Link characteristics Speed Latency Jitter Packet loss rate Medium Do you know the speed of the link between your home and your ISP? What is the unit of measure for data transmission speed? What is the unit of measure for data transmission speed? Verizon Internet plans, November 2009 Prefixes for large quantities Availability of 100 Mbps service in 2009 Latency – the time for the first packet to arrive Jitter – variation in latency Ping time and jitter from Los Angeles Packet loss rate Packet loss rate from SLAC Palo Alto, CA Current year data on Verizon backbone latency, packet loss rate and jitter Transfer rate from SLAC Palo Alto, CA Link medium Copper, twisted pair Copper, coaxial cable Fiber Terrestrial radio Satellite radio We just covered five characteristics of a communication link. Do you recall what they were? * Skills: none IT concepts: data transmission rate, latency, jitter, packet loss, medium This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. LAN router ISP router Home LAN The Internet Ounces, tons, grams Weight Bits, bytes, gigabytes Amount of data Rate of data transmission Distance/time Miles/hour, inches/year Rate of movement Inches, miles, light years Distance Rate ratio Example units Measure of Ounces, tons, grams Weight Bits, bytes, gigabytes Amount of data Amount of data/time Bits/second, bytes/second, gigabits/second Rate of data transmission Distance/time Miles/hour, inches/year Rate of movement Inches, miles, light years Distance Rate ratio Example units Measure of $144.99 20 Mbps 50 Mbps FIOS fastest $64.99 15 Mbps 25 Mbps FIOS faster $49.99 5 Mbps 15 Mbps FIOS fast $42.99 768 Kbps 7.1 Mbps Turbo DSL $29.99 768 Kbps 3 Mb