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.