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15: Net working Basics
Last Modif ied: 7/ 3/ 2004 1:47:08 PM
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Net working
So f ar we have t alked pr imar ily about OS
support f or individual comput er syst ems
Today we are going t o t alk about
net working comput er syst ems t oget her
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A Net work
A net work is simply a collect ion of nodes,
connect ed by links, t hat communicat e and cooperat e
Nodes = End Host s (PCs, PDAs, t oast er s?),
I nt er nal Nodes (Rout er s, swit ches, hubs,..)
Links = Et her net , Wir eless, point t o point ,…
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Quest ions
What will be t he f or mat of dat a exchanged? How
do we agr ee on a language among all kinds of nodes?
Tr ansmission acr oss links is f ault y can
cor r upt / lose dat a. How can we r eliably exchange inf or mat ion?
How do we f ind t he r ight pat h bet ween t wo nodes?
I f t her e ar e many how do we choose t he best one?
How do nodes r ef er t o one anot her or addr ess one
anot her?
What is t he oper at ing syst ems r ole in all t his?
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Communicat ion?
I f t wo ent it ies are going t o communicat e,
t hey must agree on t he expect ed order and meaning of messages t hey exchange.
Asking f or t he t ime prot ocol
SUCCESSFUL PROTOCOL EXCHANGE
- Hi …
Hi… Got t he t ime?… .t wo oclock
ABORTED PROTOCOL
- Hi…
Don’t bot her meXX
PROTOCOL MI SMATCH
- Allo…
Hello..Quelle heuere a’t il … ..XX< blank st are>
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P rot ocol
Def ines t he f ormat and t he order of
messages exchanged bet ween communicat ing ent it ies
Def ines t he act ions expect ed t o be t aken
- n t he receipt or t he t ransmission of a