ITFT_multiplexer
- 1. Multiplexing : Sharing a Medium 1
- 2. INTRODUCTION • Under the simplest conditions, a medium can carry only one signal at any moment in time. • For multiple signals to share one medium, the medium must somehow be divided, giving each signal a portion of the total bandwidth. • The current techniques that can accomplish this include • frequency division multiplexing (FDM) • time division multiplexing (TDM) • Synchronous vs statistical • wavelength division multiplexing • code division multiplexing (CDM)
- 3. Multiplexing Multiplexor (MUX) Demultiplexor (DEMUX) Sometimes just called a MUX 3
- 4. Multiplexing • Two or more simultaneous transmissions on a single circuit. • Transparent to end user. • Multiplexing costs less. 4
- 5. 5 Data Communications and Computer Networks Frequency Division Multiplexing Assignment of non-overlapping frequency ranges to each “user” or signal on a medium. Thus, all signals are transmitted at the same time, each using different frequencies. A multiplexor accepts inputs and assigns frequencies to each device. The multiplexor is attached to a high-speed communications line. A corresponding multiplexor, or demultiplexor, is on the end of the high-speed line and separates the multiplexed signals.
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- 7. 7 Data Communications and Computer Networks Frequency Division Multiplexing Analog signaling is used to transmits the signals. Broadcast radio and television, cable television, and the AMPS cellular phone systems use frequency division multiplexing. This technique is the oldest multiplexing technique. Since it involves analog signaling, it is more susceptible to noise.
- 8. 8 Data Communications and Computer Networks Time Division Multiplexing Sharing of the signal is accomplished by dividing available transmission time on a medium among users. Digital signaling is used exclusively. Time division multiplexing comes in two basic forms: 1. Synchronous time division multiplexing, and 2. Statistical, or asynchronous time division multiplexing.
- 9. 9 Data Communications and Computer Networks Synchronous Time Division Multiplexing The original time division multiplexing. The multiplexor accepts input from attached devices in a round-robin fashion and transmit the data in a never ending pattern. T-1 and ISDN telephone lines are common examples of synchronous time division multiplexing.
- 10. 10 Data Communications and Computer Networks Synchronous Time Division Multiplexing If one device generates data at a faster rate than other devices, then the multiplexor must either sample the incoming data stream from that device more often than it samples the other devices, or buffer the faster incoming stream. If a device has nothing to transmit, the multiplexor must still insert a piece of data from that device into the multiplexed stream.
- 11. 11 Data Communications and Computer Networks Synchronous Time Division Multiplexing Three types popular today: •T-1 multiplexing (the classic) •ISDN multiplexing •SONET (Synchronous Optical NETwork)
- 12. Synchronous TDM • Very popular • Line will require as much bandwidth as all the bandwidths of the sources 12
- 13. 13 Data Communications and Computer Networks Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) Give each message a different wavelength (frequency) Easy to do with fiber optics and optical sources
- 14. 14 Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) Dense wavelength division multiplexing is often called just wavelength division multiplexing Dense wavelength division multiplexing multiplexes multiple data streams onto a single fiber optic line. Different wavelength lasers (called lambdas) transmit the multiple signals. Each signal carried on the fiber can be transmitted at a different rate from the other signals. Dense wavelength division multiplexing combines many (30, 40, 50, 60, more?) onto one fiber.
- 15. 15 Data Communications and Computer Networks Code Division Multiplexing (CDM) Old but now new method Also known as code division multiple access (CDMA) An advanced technique that allows multiple devices to transmit on the same frequencies at the same time using different codes Used for mobile communications
- 16. 16 Data Communications and Computer Networks Code Division Multiplexing An advanced technique that allows multiple devices to transmit on the same frequencies at the same time. Each mobile device is assigned a unique 64-bit code (chip spreading code) To send a binary 1, mobile device transmits the unique code To send a binary 0, mobile device transmits the inverse of code
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