Physical
Physical
Physical
Computer Networks
Lecture 5: Physical Layer
(The layer for EE majors…)
Function:
Get bits across a physical medium
Application
Key challenge:
Presentation How to represent bits in analog
Session Ideally, want high-bit rate
Transport But, must avoid desynchronization
Network
Data Link
Physical
Key challenge
3
Digital computers
0s and 1s
Analog world
Amplitudes and frequencies
Assumptions
4
Time
Amplitude and duration of signal must be significant
Non-Return to Zero (NRZ)
5
NRZ
Clock
NRZ
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Transitions Receiver
signify clock misses a 1
ticks due to skew
Non-Return to Zero Inverted (NRZI)
7
NRZI
Clock
1 high-to-low, 0 low-to-high
0 0 1 1 0
NRZI
Clock