Outubro 2008
Prof. Ismael H. F. Santos
- ismael@tecgraf.puc-rio.br
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Network Structure
nLocal-Area
Network (LAN) – designed to cover small geographical area.
nMultiaccess bus, ring, or star network
nSpeed »
10 megabits/second, or higher
nBroadcast is fast and cheap
nNodes:
nusually workstations and/or personal computers
na few (usually one or two) mainframes