Elements Common to Client/Server Networks

Elements Common to Client/Server Networks
•Client

•Server

•Workstation

•Network interface card (NIC)

•NOS

•Host

•Node

•Connectivity device

NIC

  •Segment

•Backbone

•Topology

•Protocol

•Data packets

•Addressing

•Transmission media

 

LAN BACKBONE

COMMON NETWORK TOPOLOGIES

Examples of NETWORK TRANSMISSION MEDIA