CONTENTS

Candidate's Declaration
Acknowledgement
List of Figures
List of Tables

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COMPANY PROFILE
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1 NETWORKING .1

1.3

1.1 Components of data communication .1

1.2 Line configuration .........1
Topology ...2
1.3.1 Mesh Topology 2
1.3.2 Star Topology ...3
1.3.3 Tree Topology ..3
1.3.4 Ring Topology ...3
1.4 Transmission mode 4
1.4.1 Simplex...4
1.4.2 Half-duplex.....4
1.4.3 Full-duplex..4
1.5 Network .4
1.6 Internetworking Devices ...5
1.6.1 Network Interface Card .....5
1.6.2 Repeater .....6
1.7 IP Addressing 6
1.7.1 Role of IP Address ....6

CHAPTER 2 GSM ..7

2.1 Introduction to Mobile Communication 7
2.2 Cellular Concepts .12
CHAPTER 3 BROADBAND ....15
3.1 LAN Setup .....15
CHAPTER 4 INTRODUCTION TO OPTICAL FIBRE COMMUNICATION.20
4.1 Fibre Optics .20
4.3 Splicing 26
4.4 Definition and Description of Digital Hierarchies ..32