1.5 Flashcards
Star
All devices connected to a central device
Ring
All devices connected in a ring of cabling
Mesh (Wired)
Some devices fully connected and some partially connected
What features does a Mesh topology excel in?
What features does a Mesh topology excel in?
Redundancy and fault tolerance
Bus
All devices connected to one cable in a straight line
Infrastructure
1All devices connect wireless through an access point
Ad Hoc
All devices connected wireless to each other
Mesh (Wireless)
Mesh (Wireless)
Ad Hoc topology but all devices work together to create a network
LAN
Local Area Network
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
WAN
Wide Area Network
What does the WAN do?
Connects LAN across a distance
CAN
Campus Area Network
NAS
Network Attached Storage
What access level does NAS work on?
File level access
SAN
Storage Area Network
What access level does SAN work at?
Block access level
PAN
Personal Area Network
IoT
Internet of Things
What is an example of IoT Devices?
Home automation
What kind of devices use Z-Wave?
Strictly home automation
How do Z-Wave devices connect to each other?
iSM (Industrial, Scientific, Medical) band 900MHz freq
ANT / ANT+
Wireless ISM 2.4GHz band running ultra low power