ITN Module 4: Physical Layer PDF

Module 4: Physical Layer Introduction to Networks v7.0 (ITN) 4.1 Purpose of the Physical Layer © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 2 Purpose of the Physical Layer The Physical Connection Before any network communications can o...

Module 4: Physical Layer Introduction to Networks v7.0 (ITN) 4.1 Purpose of the Physical Layer © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 2 Purpose of the Physical Layer The Physical Connection Before any network communications can occur, a physical connection to a local network must be established. This connection could be wired or wireless, depending on the setup of the network. This generally applies whether you are considering a corporate office or a home. A Network Interface Card (NIC) connects a device to the network. Some devices may have just one NIC, while others may have multiple NICs (Wired and/or Wireless, for example). Not all physical connections offer the same level of performance. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 3 Purpose of the Physical Layer The Physical Layer Transports bits across the network media Accepts a complete frame from the Data Link Layer and encodes it as a series of signals that are transmitted to the local media This is the last step in the encapsulation process. The next device in the path to the destination receives the bits and re-encapsulates the frame, then decides what to do with it. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 4 4.2 Physical Layer Characteristics © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 5 Physical Layer Characteristics Physical Layer Standards © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 6 Physical Layer Characteristics Physical Components Physical Layer Standards address three functional areas: Physical Components Encoding Signaling The Physical Components are the hardware devices, media, and other connectors that transmit the signals that represent the bits. Hardware components like NICs, interfaces and connectors, cable materials, and cable designs are all specified in standards associated with the physical layer. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 7 Physical Layer Characteristics Encoding Encoding converts the stream of bits into a format recognizable by the next device in the network path. This ‘coding’ provides predictable patterns that can be recognized by the next device. Examples of encoding methods include Manchester (shown in the figure), 4B/5B, and 8B/10B. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 8 Physical Layer Characteristics Signaling The signaling method is how the bit Light Pulses Over Fiber-Optic Cable values, “1” and “0” are represented on the physical medium. The method of signaling will vary based on the type of medium being used. Electrical Signals Over Copper Cable Microwave Signals Over Wireless © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 9 Physical Layer Characteristics Bandwidth Bandwidth is the capacity at which a medium can carry data. Digital bandwidth measures the amount of data that can flow from one place to another in a given amount of time; how many bits can be transmitted in a second. Physical media properties, current technologies, and the laws of physics play a role in determining available bandwidth. Unit of Bandwidth Abbreviation Equivalence Bits per second bps 1 bps = fundamental unit of bandwidth Kilobits per second Kbps 1 Kbps = 1,000 bps = 103 bps Megabits per second Mbps 1 Mbps = 1,000,000 bps = 106 bps Gigabits per second Gbps 1 Gbps – 1,000,000,000 bps = 109 bps Terabits per second Tbps 1 Tbps = 1,000,000,000,000 bps = 10 12 bps © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 10 Physical Layer Characteristics Bandwidth Terminology Latency Amount of time, including delays, for data to travel from one given point to another Throughput The measure of the transfer of bits across the media over a given period of time Goodput The measure of usable data transferred over a given period of time Goodput = Throughput - traffic overhead © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 11 4.3 Copper Cabling © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 12 Copper Cabling Characteristics of Copper Cabling Copper cabling is the most common type of cabling used in networks today. It is inexpensive, easy to install, and has low resistance to electrical current flow. Limitations: Attenuation – the longer the electrical signals have to travel, the weaker they get. The electrical signal is susceptible to interference from two sources, which can distort and corrupt the data signals (Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) and Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) and Crosstalk). Mitigation: Strict adherence to cable length limits will mitigate attenuation. Some kinds of copper cable mitigate EMI and RFI by using metallic shielding and grounding. Some kinds of copper cable mitigate crosstalk by twisting opposing circuit pair wires together. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 13 Copper Cabling Types of Copper Cabling © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 14 Copper Cabling Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) UTP is the most common networking media. Terminated with RJ-45 connectors Interconnects hosts with intermediary network devices. Key Characteristics of UTP 1. The outer jacket protects the copper wires from physical damage. 2. Twisted pairs protect the signal from interference. 3. Color-coded plastic insulation electrically isolates the wires from each other and identifies each pair. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 15 Copper Cabling Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) Better noise protection than UTP More expensive than UTP Harder to install than UTP Terminated with RJ-45 connectors Interconnects hosts with intermediary network devices Key Characteristics of STP 1. The outer jacket protects the copper wires from physical damage 2. Braided or foil shield provides EMI/RFI protection 3. Foil shield for each pair of wires provides EMI/RFI protection 4. Color-coded plastic insulation electrically isolates the wires from each other and identifies each pair © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 16 Copper Cabling Coaxial Cable Consists of the following: 1. Outer cable jacket to prevent minor physical damage 2. A woven copper braid, or metallic foil, acts as the second wire in the circuit and as a shield for the inner conductor. 3. A layer of flexible plastic insulation 4. A copper conductor is used to transmit the electronic signals. There are different types of connectors used with coax cable. Commonly used in the following situations: Wireless installations - attach antennas to wireless devices Cable internet installations - customer premises wiring © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 17 4.4 UTP Cabling © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 18 UTP Cabling Properties of UTP Cabling UTP has four pairs of color-coded copper wires twisted together and encased in a flexible plastic sheath. No shielding is used. UTP relies on the following properties to limit crosstalk: Cancellation - Each wire in a pair of wires uses opposite polarity. One wire is negative, the other wire is positive. They are twisted together and the magnetic fields effectively cancel each other and outside EMI/RFI. Variation in twists per foot in each wire - Each wire is twisted a different amount, which helps prevent crosstalk amongst the wires in the cable. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 19 UTP Cabling UTP Cabling Standards and Connectors Standards for UTP are established by the TIA/EIA. TIA/EIA-568 standardizes elements like: Cable Types Cable Lengths Connectors Cable Termination Testing Methods Electrical standards for copper cabling are established by the IEEE, which rates cable according to its performance. Examples include: The figure shows three categories of UTP cable: Category 3 was originally used for voice communication over voice lines, but later used for data transmission. Category 5 and 5e is used for data transmission. Category 5 supports 100Mbps and Category 5e supports 1000 Mbps Category 6 has an added separator between each wire pair to support higher speeds. Category 6 supports up to 10 Gbps. Category 7 also supports 10 Gbps. Category 8 supports 40 Gbps. The TIA/EIA-568 standard describes the wire color codes to pin assignments (pinouts) for Ethernet cables. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 20 UTP Cabling UTP Cabling Standards and Connectors (Cont.) RJ-45 Connector Poorly terminated UTP cable Properly terminated UTP cable RJ-45 Socket © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 21 UTP Cabling :Types of UTP Cable Different situations may require UTP cables to be wired according to different wiring conventions. This means that the individual wires in the cable have to be connected in different orders to different sets of pins in the RJ-45 connectors. The following are the main cable types that are obtained by using specific wiring conventions: Ethernet Straight-through - The most common type of networking cable. It is commonly used to interconnect a host to a switch and a switch to a router. Ethernet Crossover - A cable used to interconnect similar devices. For example, to connect a switch to a switch, a host to a host, or a router to a router. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 22 Using a crossover or straight-through cable incorrectly between devices may not damage UTP Cabling Straight-through and Crossover UTP Cables Cable Type Standard Application Ethernet Straight-through Both ends T568A or T568B Host to Network Device Ethernet Crossover * One end T568A, other end Host-to-Host, Switch-to-Switch, Router- T568B to-Router * Considered Legacy due to most NICs using Auto-MDIX to sense cable type and complete connection Rollover Cisco Proprietary Host serial port to Router or Switch Console Port, using an adapter © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 23 4.2.7 – Check Your Understanding © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 24 4.5 Fiber-Optic Cabling © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 25 Fiber-Optic Cabling Properties of Fiber-Optic Cabling Not as common as UTP because of the expense involved Ideal for some networking scenarios Transmits data over longer distances at higher bandwidth than any other networking media Less susceptible to attenuation, and completely immune to EMI/RFI Made of flexible, extremely thin strands of very pure glass Uses a laser or LED to encode bits as pulses of light The fiber-optic cable acts as a wave guide to transmit light between the two ends with minimal signal loss © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 26 Fiber Optic Cabling Types of Fiber Media Dispersion refers to the spreading out of a light pulse over time. The more dispersion there is, the greater the loss in signal strength. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 27 Fiber-Optic Cabling Fiber-Optic Cabling Usage Fiber-optic cabling is now being used in four types of industry: 1. Enterprise Networks - Used for backbone cabling applications and interconnecting infrastructure devices 2. Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) - Used to provide always-on broadband services to homes and small businesses 3. Long-Haul Networks - Used by service providers to connect countries and cities 4. Submarine Cable Networks - Used to provide reliable high-speed, high-capacity solutions capable of surviving in harsh undersea environments at up to transoceanic distances. Our focus in this course is the use of fiber within the enterprise. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 28 Fiber Optic Cabling :Network Fiber Connectors Types of Connectors Description Image ST Connector ST connectors were one of the (Straight-tip Connector) first connector types used. The connector locks securely with a “Twist-on/twist-off” SC Connector SC connectors are sometimes (subscriber Connector) referred to as square connector or standard connector. They are a widely-adopted LAN and WAN connector that uses a push-pull mechanism LC Connector LC simplex connectors are a (Lucent Connector Simplex) smaller version of the SC connector. These are sometimes called little or local connectors and are gaining popularity due to their smaller size. Duplex Mode LC Connector A duplex multimode LC (Lucent Connector Duplex) connector is similar to a LC simplex connector, but uses a duplex connector. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 29 Fiber-Optic Cabling Fiber Patch Cords SC-SC MM Patch Cord LC-LC SM Patch Cord ST-LC MM Patch Cord ST-SC SM Patch Cord A yellow jacket is for single-mode fiber cables and orange (or aqua) for multimode fiber cables. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 30 Fiber-Optic Cabling Fiber versus Copper Optical fiber is primarily used as backbone cabling for high-traffic, point-to-point connections between data distribution facilities and for the interconnection of buildings in multi-building campuses. Implementation Issues UTP Cabling Fiber-Optic Cabling Bandwidth supported 10 Mb/s - 10 Gb/s 10 Mb/s - 100 Gb/s Distance Relatively short (1 - 100 meters) Relatively long ( 1 - 100,000 meters) Immunity to EMI and RFI Low High (Completely immune) Immunity to electrical hazards Low High (Completely immune) Media and connector costs Lowest Highest Installation skills required Lowest Highest Safety precautions Lowest Highest © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 31 4.6 Wireless Media © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 32 Wireless Media Properties of Wireless Media It carries electromagnetic signals representing binary digits using radio or microwave frequencies. This provides the greatest mobility option. Wireless connection numbers continue to increase. Some of the limitations of wireless: Coverage area - Effective coverage can be significantly impacted by the physical characteristics of the deployment location. Interference - Wireless is susceptible to interference and can be disrupted by many common devices. Security - Wireless communication coverage requires no access to a physical strand of media, so anyone can gain access to the transmission. Shared medium - WLANs operate in half-duplex, which means only one device can send or receive at a time. Many users accessing the WLAN simultaneously results in reduced bandwidth for each user. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 33 Wireless Media: Types of Wireless Media IEEE 802.11 standards Commonly referred to as Wi-Fi. Uses CSMA/CA Wi-Fi is used with certified WLAN devices based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. Wireless personal area network (WPAN) standard. It uses a device pairing process to communicate over distances from 1 to 100 meters. IEEE 802.15 standard Commonly known as Worldwide Interoperability for Microware Access (WiMAX), IEEE 802.16 standard Provides speeds up to 1 Gbps Uses a point-to-multipoint topology to provide wireless broadband access. IEEE 802.15.4 standard Used for low-data rate, low-power communications. Intended for applications that require short-range, low data- rates and long battery life. Used for industrial and Internet of Things (IoT) environments such as wireless light switches and medical device data collection. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 34 Wireless Media Wireless LAN In general, a Wireless LAN (WLAN) requires the following devices: Wireless Access Point (AP) - Concentrate wireless signals from users and connect to the existing copper-based network infrastructure Wireless NIC Adapters - Provide wireless communications capability to network hosts There are a number of WLAN standards. When purchasing WLAN equipment, ensure compatibility, and interoperability. Network Administrators must develop and apply stringent security policies and processes to protect WLANs from unauthorized access and damage. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 35 Wireless Media Packet Tracer – Connect a Wired and Wireless LAN In this Packet Tracer, you will do the following: Connect to the Cloud Connect a Router Connect Remaining Devices Verify Connections Examine the Physical Topology © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 36 Wireless Media Lab – View Wired and Wireless NIC Information In this lab, you will complete the following objectives: Identify and Work with PC NICs Identify and Use the System Tray Network Icons © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 37