Physical Networking
Unit 1: Lab1: Data on Fixed Line vs. Cellular Debate
There are many benefits to both a fixed line network and a purely cellular network. Depending on what you need your network to do or don’t do it would be very important to explore both options. While cell phones, Ipads and tablets seem to run the world now many businesses and homes need and still use fixed line networks. This essay will highlight the pros and cons of having a purely cellular network vs. having a purely fixed line network.
Although we as a people could not imagine life without our cell phones or laptops, fixed line networks were the standard up until cellular phones were introduced. “Fixed lines are in every home and building today so everyone has the ability to have a telephone and data service. To receive or transmit data over the fixed line a modem is needed on each end of the line. The modem takes the digital information and turns it into tones that have been specifically selected for the transmission over telephone network. The modem at the other end is responsible for turning the tones back into digital data. Data rates were limited until digital subscriber line (DSL) was introduced. DSL used the existing analog phone line so there was no need for new equipment other than modems that convert digital data into high-frequency tones along with a filter at the users end to keep DSL transmission from being heard on the telephone.”
The pros to having a fixed line network is that it is a lot cheaper. Most providers even offer free broadband service when you are paying for other services. You also have a higher download allowance which makes it a lot easier to download large files such as movies and videos. Also allowing you to stream things from the internet and send things to family and friends much faster. Basically having a fixed line allows you to use to full