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Classes of transmission media
Transmission
Media
Guided (wired) Unguided (wireless)
Twisted
-Pair
Cable
Co-Axial
Cable
Fibre –
Optic
Cable
Radio
waves
Micro
waves
Infra
red
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Wireless Transmission
3 kHz 300GHz 400THz 900THz
Radio wave & Micro wave Infrared
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21. • 3kHz to 300GHz
• Omni directional
• Travel Long distance
• Applications
• AM & FM radio
• Television
Radio Waves
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23. • 300GHz to 400THz
• Short – range communication
• Cannot Penetrate walls
• Applications
• Data transmission
• Remote control
Infrared
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29. • In isochronous transmission we cannot have
uneven gaps between frames.
• Transmission of bits is fixed with equal gaps.
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Isochronous Transmission
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