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The document discusses three types of transmission modes in computer networks: Simplex, Half-Duplex, and Full-Duplex. Simplex mode allows unidirectional communication, Half-Duplex enables two-way communication but not simultaneously, and Full-Duplex allows simultaneous two-way communication. Examples include keyboards and monitors for Simplex, walkie-talkies for Half-Duplex, and telephone networks for Full-Duplex.

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ECE_Transmission Modes 1 DCN

The document discusses three types of transmission modes in computer networks: Simplex, Half-Duplex, and Full-Duplex. Simplex mode allows unidirectional communication, Half-Duplex enables two-way communication but not simultaneously, and Full-Duplex allows simultaneous two-way communication. Examples include keyboards and monitors for Simplex, walkie-talkies for Half-Duplex, and telephone networks for Full-Duplex.

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BITT POLYTECHNIC, RANCHI

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION


ENGINEERING
Transmission Modes in Computer Networks (Simplex, Half-Duplex
and Full-Duplex)
Transmission mode means transferring of data between two devices. It is also
known as communication mode. Buses and networks are designed to allow
communication to occur between individual devices that are interconnected.
There are three types of transmission mode:-

 Simplex Mode
 Half-Duplex Mode
 Full-Duplex Mode

Simplex Mode
In Simplex mode, the communication is unidirectional, as on a one-way
street. Only one of the two devices on a link can transmit, the other can only
receive. The simplex mode can use the entire capacity of the channel to send
data in one direction.
Example: Keyboard and traditional monitors. The keyboard can only
introduce input, the monitor can only give the output.
Half-Duplex Mode
In half-duplex mode, each station can both transmit and receive, but not at
the same time. When one device is sending, the other can only receive, and
vice versa. The half-duplex mode is used in cases where there is no need for
communication in both direction at the same time. The entire capacity of the
channel can be utilized for each direction.
Example: Walkie- talkie in which message is sent one at a time and messages
are sent in both the directions.

Full-Duplex Mode
In full-duplex mode, both stations can transmit and receive simultaneously. In
full_duplex mode, signals going in one direction share the capacity of the link
with signals going in other direction, this sharing can occur in two ways:

 Either the link must contain two physically separate transmission paths,
one for sending and other for receiving.
 Or the capacity is divided between signals travelling in both directions.
Full-duplex mode is used when communication in both direction is required all
the time. The capacity of the channel, however must be divided between the
two directions.
Example: Telephone Network in which there is communication between two
persons by a telephone line, through which both can talk and listen at the same
time.

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