They can also be blocked by walls. However, they are ideal for mobile devices, which can connect to a network as long as they are in the range of a wireless access point (WAP). Switches are ...

A good example of the IoT in action is the use of smart meters to control heating in our homes. Connected devices let you turn on heating remotely, adjust the temperature and turn the heating off ...

In Chapter 4 we focused mostly on media and the physical layer (layer 1 of the OSI model), and did not include any discussion about specific network components. Similarly, Chapter 5, which examined ...