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The Physical Layer<br />

32<br />

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Function:<br />

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Accept a raw string of bits and deliver it across a link<br />

Key issues:<br />

Connection establishment & termination<br />

Encoding of bits<br />

Transmission of bits<br />

repeating, or amplification to extend range of transmission

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