What do you think is the best medium for transmission of a signal? Please explain your answer. Solution TRANSMISSION MEDIA The means through which data is transformed from one place to another is called transmission or communication media. There are two categories of transmission media used in computer communications. 1. BOUNDED MEDIA: Bounded media are the physical links through which signals are confined to narrow path. These are also called guide media. Bounded media are made up o a external conductor (Usually Copper) bounded by jacket material. Bounded media are great for LABS because they offer high speed, good security and low cast. However, some time they cannot be used due distance communication. Three common types of bounded media are used of the data transmission. These are UNDUIDED MEDIA Unguided media, or wireless communication, transport electromagnetic waves without using a physical conductor. Unguided Transmission Media consists of a means for the data signals to travel but nothing to guide them along a specific path. The data signals are not bound to a cabling media and as such are often called Unbound Media. Signals are broadcast through air and thus are available to anyone who has a device capable of receiving them. In wireless communication, transmission and reception are achieved using an antenna. Transmitter sends out the electromagnetic signal into the medium. Receiver picks up the signal from the surrounding medium. Wireless transmission can be divided into three groups: radio waves, microwave, and infrared waves. The section of the electromagnetic spectrum defined as radio communication is divided into eight ranges, called bands. These bands are rated form very low frequency (VLF) to extremely high frequency (EHF). Transmission medium Unguided medium. There 4 basic types of Guided Media : Open Wire, Twisted Pair, Coaxial Cable, and Optical Fiber. Coaxial cable (or coax) carries signals of higher frequency ranges than twisted-pair cable. A fiber-optic cable is made of glass or plastic and transmits signals in the form of light..