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Transmission Mode

  • The way in which data is transmitted from one device to another device is known as transmission mode.
  • It is divided into 3 categories - Simplex Mode, Half-Duplex, Full-Duplex

1. Simplex Mode

  • Definition: Data Flow in one direction
  • Example: Keyboard and monitor - Keyboard can only accept data from the users. Monitor can only display data from the users.
  • Advantage: The station can utilize the entire bandwidth of the communication channel.
  • Disadvantage: Communication is unidirectional.

2. Half-duplex Mode

  • Definition: Data transmission in either direction but not simultaneous.
  • Example: Walkie-talkie.
  • Advantage: Both the device can send and receive data.
  • Disadvantage: When one device is sending data, another has to wait.

3. Full-duplex Mode

  • Definition: Communication is birectional.
  • Example: Telephone Network
  • Advantage: Both the device can send and receive data simultaneously.
  • Disadvantage: Capacity of communication channel is divided into two parts.