Types of Communication Media Used in computer Networks
The path through which data is transmitted from one place to another is called communication media or communication channel.
There are different types of communication media:
Guided Media:
In this type of medium,communication devices are directly connected
with each other by using some physical media like wires.
It is also called as bounded media.
Some examples of bounded media are as follows:
Co-axial cable
Twisted pair
Fibre optics
Unguided Media:
In this medium,communication devices communicate with each
other through air or space using broadcast
radio signals,microwave signals and
infrared signals.
Unbounded media is used where it is impossible to install
cables.
Data can be transferred all over the world using this medium.
It is also called unbounded medium.
Some examples of this type of medium includes:
Communication satellite
Microwave
Mobile communication
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