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The document outlines three types of data flow between devices: simplex, half-duplex, and full-duplex. Simplex allows unidirectional communication, half-duplex permits two-way communication but not simultaneously, and full-duplex enables simultaneous transmission and reception. Examples include monitors for simplex, walkie-talkies for half-duplex, and mobile phones for full-duplex.

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Dataflow

The document outlines three types of data flow between devices: simplex, half-duplex, and full-duplex. Simplex allows unidirectional communication, half-duplex permits two-way communication but not simultaneously, and full-duplex enables simultaneous transmission and reception. Examples include monitors for simplex, walkie-talkies for half-duplex, and mobile phones for full-duplex.

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DATA COMMUNICATION

1.1.3 Direction of Data Flow


Three ways of data-flow between 2 devices (Figure 1.2):
1) Simplex
2) Half-duplex
3) Full-duplex

1) Simplex
The communication is unidirectional
(For ex: The simplex mode is like a one one-way
way street)
street
street).
).
On a link, out of 2 devices:
i) Only one
ne device can transmit.
ii) Another device can only receive.
For example (Figure 1.2a):
The monitor can only accept output.
Entire-capacity of channel is used to send the data in one directdirection.
2) Half Duplex
Both the stations can transmit as well as receive but not at the same time.
(For ex: The half-duplex
duplex mode is like a one-lane
one road with 2 directional traffic).
When one station is sending,
sending, the other can only receive and vice-versa.
For example (Figure 1.2b):
1.2b): Walkie
Walkie-talkies
Entire-capacity
capacity of a channel is used by one of the 2 stations that are transmitting the data.
3) Full Duplex
Both stations can transmit and receive at the same time.
(For ex: The full-
full-duplex
full -duplex is like a 2-way
2 street with traffic flowing in both directions at the
same time).
For example (Figure 1.2c):
Mobile phones (When 2 people are communicating by a telephone line, both can listen
and talk at the same time)
Entire-capacity
Entire-
Entire -capacity of a channel is shared by both the stations that are transmitting the data.

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