A report on Point-to-point (telecommunications)
In telecommunications, a point-to-point connection refers to a communications connection between two communication endpoints or nodes.
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Microwave transmission
3 linksTransmission of information by electromagnetic waves with wavelengths in the microwave range of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Transmission of information by electromagnetic waves with wavelengths in the microwave range of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Microwaves are widely used for point-to-point communications because their small wavelength allows conveniently-sized antennas to direct them in narrow beams, which can be pointed directly at the receiving antenna.
Computer network
2 linksSet of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes.
Set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes.
Bus network: all nodes are connected to a common medium along this medium. This was the layout used in the original Ethernet, called 10BASE5 and 10BASE2. This is still a common topology on the data link layer, although modern physical layer variants use point-to-point links instead, forming a star or a tree.
Telecommunications
2 linksTransmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems.
Transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems.
Telecommunication over fixed lines is called point-to-point communication because it is between one transmitter and one receiver.
Broadcasting (networking)
1 linksMethod of transferring a message to all recipients simultaneously.
Method of transferring a message to all recipients simultaneously.
This is in contrast with the point-to-point method in which each sender communicates with one receiver.
Wireless network
1 linksComputer network that uses wireless data connections between network nodes.
Computer network that uses wireless data connections between network nodes.
Fixed wireless technology implements point-to-point links between computers or networks at two distant locations, often using dedicated microwave or modulated laser light beams over line of sight paths.
Parabolic antenna
1 linksAntenna that uses a parabolic reflector, a curved surface with the cross-sectional shape of a parabola, to direct the radio waves to the receiver in its focal point.
Antenna that uses a parabolic reflector, a curved surface with the cross-sectional shape of a parabola, to direct the radio waves to the receiver in its focal point.
Parabolic antennas are used as high-gain antennas for point-to-point communications, in applications such as microwave relay links that carry telephone and television signals between nearby cities, wireless WAN/LAN links for data communications, satellite communications and spacecraft communication antennas.
Unicast
1 linksIn computer networking, unicast is a one-to-one transmission from one point in the network to another point; that is, one sender and one receiver, each identified by a network address.
Physical layer
1 linksFirst and lowest layer; The layer most closely associated with the physical connection between devices.
First and lowest layer; The layer most closely associated with the physical connection between devices.
Other topics associated with the physical layer include: bit rate; point-to-point, multipoint or point-to-multipoint line configuration; physical network topology, for example bus, ring, mesh or star network; serial or parallel communication; simplex, half duplex or full duplex transmission mode; and autonegotiation
Duplex (telecommunications)
0 linksA duplex communication system is a point-to-point system composed of two or more connected parties or devices that can communicate with one another in both directions.
Point-to-multipoint communication
0 linksCommunication which is accomplished via a distinct type of one-to-many connection, providing multiple paths from a single location to multiple locations.
Communication which is accomplished via a distinct type of one-to-many connection, providing multiple paths from a single location to multiple locations.
point-to-point and point-to-multipoint links are very popular in the wireless industry and when paired with other high-capacity wireless links or technologies such as free space optics (FSO) can be referred to as backhaul.