An exchange using the OSI model
Campus wide network architecture
Conversion methods
• Electrical signals can be of various types
• Analog , Digital
Digital to digital conversion ( encoding )
Encoding categories
Unipolar encoding
• A unipolar scheme is designed as a non-return-to-zero (NRZ)
• The average amplitude of unipolar signal is non zero
• 1 is encoded as +ve value
• 0 is encoded as zero
• For non chainging signal beginning & end of each bit can not be
determined
Polar
• In polar schemes, the voltages are on both
sides of the time axis
• It uses two voltage level (+ve , -Ve)
• Average voltage level on the line is reduced
• DC component problem can be solved
Polar encoding techniques
Non return to zero
• In this technique the level is either +ve or negative
• Two different type
• NRZ-L (level)
• the level of the voltage determines the value of the bit
– +Ve represented as 1 and -ve represented as 0 or vice versa
– Clock synchronization
• NRZ I (inversion)
• the change or lack of change in the level of the voltage determines
the value of the bit.
– If there is no change, the bit is 0;
– if there is a change, the bit is 1.
– Inversion of voltage level represents 1 bit
– The signal transition can be used for clock synchronization
NRZ L & NRZ I
• A good encoding technique must contain provision for synchronization
RZ encoding
• In RZ, the signal changes not between bits but during
the bit
• Ensures that there is signal change for every bit
• This requires three voltage level : +Ve zero, &
negative
Manchester & differential Menchester
• The signal changes at the middle of the interval but does not return to zero
• Manchester encoding : inversion at middle of each bit interval
• Negative to positive represent 1
• +ve to negative represent 0
• Differential Manchester : presence or absence of additional transition at the
beginning of interval is used for identifying the bit
• DM require two transition to represent zero and one for Binary 1