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Physical Layer

Physical Layer

Feb 10, 20261 min read

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Physical Layer

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The lowest layer dealing with the physical transmission of raw bits over a communication medium. Includes cables (copper, fiber optic), wireless signals (Wi-Fi, cellular), connectors, and electrical/optical signaling specifications.

Key Properties

  • Transmission Media
  • Signal Encoding
  • Bandwidth and Throughput

Related

  • Data Link Layer (frames bits into meaningful units)

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  • Physical Layer
  • Key Properties
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  • Data Link Layer
  • Bandwidth and Throughput
  • Signal Encoding
  • Transmission Media

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