3. Plan
• Functions of Physical layer
• Key challenge
• Data transmission media
• Communication channel model
Physical Layer
4. PHYSICAL LAYER
• Function:
• Get bits across a physical medium
• Key challenge:
• How to represent bits in analog
• Ideally, want high-bit rate
• But, must avoid desynchronization
Application
Presentation
Session
Transport
Network
Data Link
Physical
Physical Layer
5. PHYSICAL LAYER
Physical Layer 5
• It deals with the mechanical and electrical
specifications (Devices)
• Physical characteristics of interfaces and
medium.
• To move data in the form of electromagnetic
signals across a transmission medium
• The physical layer data consists of a stream of
bits (sequence of Os or 1s)
• Bits are encoded into signals
9. SIGNALS
Physical Layer 9
A signal is an electric current
or electromagnetic field used to convey data
from one place to another.
A Transmitter encodes a message into a
signal, which is carried to a receiver by the
communications channel.
Signals can be interpreted as either Analog or
Digital
12. Communication channel model
Physical Layer
Characteristics of the communication channel
• Bandwidth (bit/s)
• Delay
• Number of errors
Types of communication channels
• Simplex,
• Duplex,
• Half Duplex
Sender Recipient
Communica
tion channel
Message
13. DATA TRANSMISSION MEDIA
•Cable
• Telephone cable (“noodles")
• Coaxial cable
• Twisted pair
• Optical cable
• 220V power supply wires
•Wireless technologies
• Radio waves
• Infrared radiation
• Satellite channels
• Wireless optics (lasers)
Physical Layer
14. COAXIAL CABLE
Physical Layer
Coaxial cable is used in:
• computer and television networks,
• video surveillance systems,
• alarm and automation systems,
• radio communications.
All models contain four layers. So, they
consist of:
• An internal conductor
• Insulation
• Protective shield
• The outer shell
15. TWISTED PAIR
Physical Layer
Twisted pair is one of the components of
modern structured cabling systems. It is
used in telecommunications and computer
networks as a physical signal transmission
medium in many technologies, such as
Ethernet, Arcnet, Token ring, USB.
Currently, due to its cheapness and ease
of installation, it is the most common
solution for building wired (cable) local
area networks. The cable is connected to
network devices using the 8P8C connector
(which is mistakenly called RJ45).
16. OPTICAL CABLE
• Fiber-optic cable (also fiber-optic or
fiber—optic cable) is a cable based
on fiber light guides designed to
transmit optical signals in
communication lines, in the form of
photons (light). The transmission
speed is less than the speed of
light due to the non-straightness of
movement.
• Fiber-optic cable is actively used to
build telecommunication highways.
It is used by almost all Internet
providers. Fiber-optic cable is used
when creating networks between
different objects of the same
company or organization.
Physical Layer
17. RADIO WAVES
Features of the wireless environment
• The signal is transmitted in several directions
• There may be many receivers of information
• Several signal sources distort each other
andrequire coordination of work
Cellular communication
• GSM – 900 MHz
• Licensing requiredWi-Fi2.4GHz and 5 GHz
• No licensing required
• Other devices also operate at this frequency
Physical Layer
18. ERRORS IN COMMUNICATION
CHANNELS
Data transmission medium Error rate
Optical cables Very rarely
Copper cables Rarely
Radio waves Often
Physical Layer
19. DEVICES
Physical Layer
Some of the common devices are:
Hub
Switch
Repeater
Bridge
Modem
PC, Mobile phone, Telephone or Cables etc are
also devices use for data communication.
20. HUB
• Centralize device that connects many
devices to share data
• Less secure
Physical Layer
23. MODEM
• The word Modem comes from Modulator- Demodulator
• Modulation: Digital signals to analog
• Demodulation: Analog signals back to Digital
Physical Layer
30. Transmission Medium
Physical Layer
• Anything that can carry information from a
source to a destination.
• Uses cables or electromagnetic signals
to transmit data.
Types of Transmission Media
• 1. Wired or Guided Media or Bound Transmission
Media
• 2. Wireless or Unguided Media or Unbound
Transmission Media
32. CONSLUSION
• Physical layer is the lowest, so…
• We tend not to worry about where to place
functionality
• There aren’t other layers that could interfere
• We tend to care about it only when things go wrong
• http://blog.level3.com/level-3-network/the-10-
most-bizarre-and-annoying-causes-of-fiber-cuts/
• Physical layer characteristics are still fundamentally
important to building reliable Internet systems
• Insulated media vs wireless
• Packet vs. circuit switched media
Physical Layer
33. CONSLUSION
•Physical layer
• Transmission of a bit stream over a data
transmission medium
•Data transmission medium
• Copper cables
• Optical cables
• Radio waves
•Characteristics of communication channels
• Bandwidth
• Delay
• Number of errors
Physical Layer
