Medium Access Control: Static Allocation
Explore static allocation techniques in Medium Access Control for sharing network resources in LANs. Understand how frequency division multiplexing and time division multiplexing allocate bandwidth to devices, ensuring collision-free communication while addressing the challenges of fixed and dynamic resource allocation in local area networks.
Introduction
Point-to-point data link layer types need to select one of the framing techniques described previously and optionally add retransmission algorithms, such as those explained for the transport layer to provide a reliable service.
LAN Organizations
A LAN is composed of several hosts that are attached to the same shared physical medium. And LAN can be organized in a few different ways. We’ll focus on four main ones:
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A bus-shaped network where all hosts are attached to the same physical cable.
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A ring-shaped network where all hosts are attached to an upstream and a downstream node so that the entire network forms a ring.
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A star-shaped network where all hosts are attached to the same device.
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A wireless ...