COMN 3510 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Content Delivery Network, Baseband, Icann
4 Dec 2015
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Refers to telecom in which a wide band of frequencies is available to transmit information. Information can then be multiplexed and sent on many different channels within the same broadband concurrently. In contrast, baseband transmission allows only one signal at a time. System of distributed servers (networks) that deliver webpages and other web content to user based on geographic location, the origin of webpage, and a content delivery server. Effective for speeding delivery of content of websites with high traffic and global reach. Way a computer connects to the internet at high speeds using telephone lines. Phone call uses low freq. (voiceband), but dsl uses same copper line, but at higher freq. To avoid interference with phone signal, dsl splitter required. Asymmetric dsl offers a varying range of upstream and downstream freq, compared to even. Internet corporation for assignment of names and numbers. Non-profit corporation that is responsible for allocating ip addresses and managing domain names.
