Communication
Section titled “Communication”Sending information from one place to another. Can be done through many mediums. Transmission of signals that will be interpreted as data. An information could be transmitted electronically between two points over a physical connection medium.
- Type of information
- Text, image, audio, video, multimedia
- Direction of information flow
- Unidirectional
- Bidirectional non-real time
- Bidirectional real time
- Based on number of parties
- 2 party
- Multi-party
Network
Section titled “Network”A system that connects devices for communication.
Examples:
- Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN): traditional circuit switched telephone network. used for voice communication.
- Local Area Network (LAN)
- Television network
- Vehicular network: good for better autonomous driving
- Internet
Terminal
Section titled “Terminal”Used for accessing a network.
Switching equipment
Section titled “Switching equipment”Used for routing data between different points.
Used for transmitting data between two points. Can be wires or wireless technologies.
Challenges in network communication
Section titled “Challenges in network communication”Different architectures, languages, data formats, communication speeds on the sending and receiving ends.
The challenges are solved by standardized protocols, modularization and layering.