Title: Module 3 Introduction
Course: CNT 2001 Computer Networks & Communications > Section: Module 3 Media

Introduction

No network can exist with out media. It is the media that actually interconnects the many nodes of a network together. We will examine the major media types, including copper media and fiber optic media. And, we will examine wireless media. We will examine the issues and requirements of physical media installations.

Learning Objectives:

- Distinguish the difference between different types of copper cabling.
- Explain what unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cabling is.
- List the different types of connectors used in UTP cabling.
- What Category cabling is.
- Distinguish some of the problems and limitations of copper cabling.
- Explain what fiber-optic cabling is.
- List some of the different types of more commonly used connectors in fiber-optic cabling.
- Explain what patch panels are and some of the technologies associated with them.
- List the four most commonly used types of wireless media for LAN networks.
- Discuss some of the limitations and capabilities of the four most common types of wireless media for LANs.

Readings and Resources

Textbook: Media (Lesson 3)