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Is it possible, in theory, to use sound waves as the physical medium to transmit data over a network?



In other words, could you implement layer 1 of the OSI networking model using sound waves or am I totally misunderstanding the physics/networking concepts?










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    Well, modems used to use acoustic couplers, which used sound waves to transfer data.

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Is it possible, in theory, to use sound waves as the physical medium to transmit data over a network?



In other words, could you implement layer 1 of the OSI networking model using sound waves or am I totally misunderstanding the physics/networking concepts?










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Is it possible, in theory, to use sound waves as the physical medium to transmit data over a network?



In other words, could you implement layer 1 of the OSI networking model using sound waves or am I totally misunderstanding the physics/networking concepts?










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    Well, modems used to use acoustic couplers, which used sound waves to transfer data.

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    Well, modems used to use acoustic couplers, which used sound waves to transfer data.

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Well, modems used to use acoustic couplers, which used sound waves to transfer data.

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Well, modems used to use acoustic couplers, which used sound waves to transfer data.

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Yes it’s possible. In fact, Amazon Dash buttons use ultrasound as a medium.






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  • AFAIK, Dash buttons use Wi-fi.

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Yes it’s possible. In fact, Amazon Dash buttons use ultrasound as a medium.






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  • AFAIK, Dash buttons use Wi-fi.

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AFAIK, Dash buttons use Wi-fi.

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