GROUP 33-1 NAME : DIANA SURNAME : SHEVKETOVA Networks

Networking Computer network A collection of computing devices that are connected in various ways in order to communicate and share resources Usually, the connections between computers in a network are made using physical wires or cables However, some connections are wireless, using radio waves or infrared signals

Networking The generic term node or host refers to any device on a network Data transfer rate The speed with which data is moved from one place on a network to another Data transfer rate is a key issue in computer networks

Networking Computer networks have opened up an entire frontier in the world of computing called the client/server model Figure 15.1 Client/Server interaction

Networking File server A computer that stores and manages files for multiple users on a network Web server A computer dedicated to responding to requests (from the browser client) for web pages

Types of Networks Local-area network (LAN) A network that connects a relatively small number of machines in a relatively close geographical area

Types of Networks Various configurations, called topologies, have been used to administer LANs –Ring topology A configuration that connects all nodes in a closed loop on which messages travel in one direction –Star topology A configuration that centers around one node to which all others are connected and through which all messages are sent –Bus topology All nodes are connected to a single communication line that carries messages in both directions

Types of Networks A bus technology called Ethernet has become the industry standard for local-area networks Figure 15.2 Various network topologies

Types of Networks Wide-area network (WAN) A network that connects two or more local-area networks over a potentially large geographic distance Often one particular node on a LAN is set up to serve as a gateway to handle all communication going between that LAN and other networks Communication between networks is called internetworking The Internet, as we know it today, is essentially the ultimate wide-area network, spanning the entire globe

So, who owns the Internet? Well, nobody does. No single person or company owns the Internet or even controls it entirely. As a wide-area network, it is made up of many smaller networks. These smaller networks are often owned and managed by a person or organization. The Internet, then, is really defined by how connections can be made between these networks.

Types of Networks Figure 15.1 Local-area networks connected across a distance to create a wide-area network

Internet Connections Internet backbone A set of high-speed networks that carry Internet traffic These networks are provided by companies such as AT&T, GTE, and IBM Internet service provider (ISP) A company that provides other companies or individuals with access to the Internet

Internet Connections There are various technologies available that you can use to connect a home computer to the Internet –A phone modem converts computer data into an analog audio signal for transfer over a telephone line, and then a modem at the destination converts it back again into data –A digital subscriber line (DSL) uses regular copper phone lines to transfer digital data to and from the phone companys central office –A cable modem uses the same line that your cable TV signals come in on to transfer the data back and forth

Internet Connections Broadband A connection in which transfer speeds are faster than 128 bits per second –DSL connections and cable modems are broadband connections –The speed for downloads (getting data from the Internet to your home computer) may not be the same as uploads (sending data from your home computer to the Internet)

Packet Switching To improve the efficiency of transferring information over a shared communication line, messages are divided into fixed-sized, numbered packets Network devices called routers are used to direct packets between networks Figure 15.4 Messages sent by packet switching

Open Systems Proprietary system A system that uses technologies kept private by a particular commercial vendor One system couldnt communicate with another, leading to the need for Interoperability The ability of software and hardware on multiple machines and from multiple commercial vendors to communicate Leading to Open systems Systems based on a common model of network architecture and a suite of protocols used in its implementation

Open Systems The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) established the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model Each layer deals with a particular aspect of network communication Figure 15.5 The layers of the OSI Reference Model

Network Protocols Network protocols are layered such that each one relies on the protocols that underlie it Sometimes referred to as a protocol stack Figure 15.6 Layering of key network protocols

High-Level Protocols Other protocols build on the foundation established by the TCP/IP protocol suite –Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) –File Transfer Protocol (FTP) –Telnet –Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (http)

Firewalls Firewall A machine and its software that serve as a special gateway to a network, protecting it from inappropriate access –Filters the network traffic that comes in, checking the validity of the messages as much as possible and perhaps denying some messages altogether –Enforces an organizations access control policy

Firewalls Figure 15.8 A firewall protecting a LAN