Physical Networking Unit 1 Lab 1
Mobile and fixed networks are now both extremely developed in today’s modern world. It is now completely possible to get blazing fast internet with wither a fixed line provider, or a mobile provider. The services provide more than internet though, also frequently providing phone and/or television services. These networks are far from perfect though.
Fixed networks can come in many shapes, sizes, costs and speeds. Prices range widely, and differ depending upon the provider, but the equipment used is usually very similar. You’ve got dial-up, which uses existing phone lines to provide a very low speed, unreliable connection. There is also DSL, which uses those same telephone lines, but only works a certain distance away from your telephone company’s central office. Then you’ve got services like AT&T’s U-Verse, which also uses telephone lines in a similar manner as DSL, but has the capacity to produce much higher speeds and provide video services as well.
Dial-up is a very limited service, providing up to 56 kilobit per second. DSL in this area can provide speeds of up to 6 Megabits per second, which isn’t as fast as desired by some. U-Verse on the other hand promises speeds of up to 24 Megabits per second, which translated to roughly three Megabytes per second, making it faster than most people actually need! These aren’t the only options available in the area. Frontier and Verizon both offer similar services, though only Frontier is available in the area.
Frontier offers a service called FiOS. This is different than AT&T’s service completely as instead of travelling over the copper wire of pre-laid phone lines, it travels over specially placed fiber optic cabling, straight to the users home. This means that the technology and quality of service for both providers is different. Frontier offers phone, internet, and television, all traveling over their fiber network. They offer similar speeds of 25 Megabits per second.
Comcast is another wired
Fixed networks can come in many shapes, sizes, costs and speeds. Prices range widely, and differ depending upon the provider, but the equipment used is usually very similar. You’ve got dial-up, which uses existing phone lines to provide a very low speed, unreliable connection. There is also DSL, which uses those same telephone lines, but only works a certain distance away from your telephone company’s central office. Then you’ve got services like AT&T’s U-Verse, which also uses telephone lines in a similar manner as DSL, but has the capacity to produce much higher speeds and provide video services as well.
Dial-up is a very limited service, providing up to 56 kilobit per second. DSL in this area can provide speeds of up to 6 Megabits per second, which isn’t as fast as desired by some. U-Verse on the other hand promises speeds of up to 24 Megabits per second, which translated to roughly three Megabytes per second, making it faster than most people actually need! These aren’t the only options available in the area. Frontier and Verizon both offer similar services, though only Frontier is available in the area.
Frontier offers a service called FiOS. This is different than AT&T’s service completely as instead of travelling over the copper wire of pre-laid phone lines, it travels over specially placed fiber optic cabling, straight to the users home. This means that the technology and quality of service for both providers is different. Frontier offers phone, internet, and television, all traveling over their fiber network. They offer similar speeds of 25 Megabits per second.
Comcast is another wired