菜鷄日記——Computer Networking: Overview of The Internet & The Network Edge (Section 1.1 & 1.2)

Section 1.1: What Is the Internet?

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Description 1: Basic hardwares and softwares make up the Internet.

Description 2: A networking infrastructure that provides services to distributed applications.

 Definition of a protocol: 

A protocol defines the format and order of messages exchanged between two or more communicating entities, as well as the actions taken on the transmission and/or receipt of a message or other event.

 

Section 1.2: The Network Edge

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	bandwidth	shared/dedicated	range
DSL (digital subscriber line)	upstream < 2.5Mbps downstream < 24Mbps	dedicated
HFC (hybrid fiber-coacial cable)	upstream up to 2Mbps downstream up to 30Mbps	shared
Ethernet	10Mbps, 100Mbps, 1Gbps, 10Gbps
wireless LAN	11Mbps, 54Mbps (IEEE 802.11)		100s ft
wide-area wireless access network	1~10Mbps		10s km