MEDIA / MEDIUM

Communications Systems Glossary

Communications Systems — Media / medium

Information on Media / medium

In data communications, the medium is the physical carrier of data signals. Common LAN media include twisted-pair wires, coaxial cables, and fibre optic cables, although RF and infra-red frequencies are also used.

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