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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
AND NETWORKS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• DESCRIBE COMPONENTS OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
• CALCULATE CAPACITY OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS
& EVALUATE TRANSMISSION MEDIA
• COMPARE TYPES OF
NETWORKS &
NETWORK SERVICES
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• TELECOMMUNICATIONS REVOLUTION
• COMPONENTS, FUNCTIONS OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
• COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
• ELECTRONIC COMMERCE &
ELECTRONIC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES
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MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNICATING INFORMATION
VIA ELECTRONIC MEANS
OVER SOME DISTANCE
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INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY
NATIONAL / WORLDWIDE
HIGH SPEED
DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ACCESSIBLE BY GENERAL PUBLIC
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ANALOG SIGNAL
• CONTINUOUS WAVEFORM
• PASSES THRU SYSTEM
• VOICE COMMUNICATIONS
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MICROWAVE
TRANSMISSION
UPLINK
DOWNLINK
COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS
USER
USER
STAR
NETWORK TOPOLOGIES
BUS
NETWORK TOPOLOGIES
USER
USER USER
USER
RING
LOCAL NETWORKS
• PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE (PBX):
firm’s central switching system
• LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN): dedicated
channels; limited distance (less than 2000
foot radius); higher capacity than PBX.
Can share expensive hardware & software
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LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN)
• GATEWAY: Connection to other networks
• ROUTER: Forwards data to other networks
• NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM (NOS):
Manages file server; routes communications
on network
• PEER - TO - PEER: In some small networks all
computers have equal power
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WIDE - AREA NETWORK (WAN)
Network spans large geographic
distances. Can include cable,
satellite, microwave
• SWITCHED LINES:
Route determined by
current traffic
• DEDICATED LINES: Constantly
available for high-volume traffic
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VALUE-ADDED NETWORK
(VAN)
• PRIVATE, MULTIPATH, DATA ONLY
• 3rd PARTY MANAGED
• USED BY SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS
• SUBSCRIPTION BASIS
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NETWORK SERVICES
• PACKET SWITCHING
• FRAME RELAY
• ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE (ATM)
• INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL
NETWORK (ISDN)
• SYMMETRIC DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE
• CABLE MODEM
• T1 LINE
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PACKET SWITCHING (X.25)
• BROADBAND: High-speed
transmission, multiple channels
• NETWORK CONVERGENCE: Enables
simultaneous transmission of voice,
data, video. Attractive for multimedia
applications: Video collaboration,
voice-data call centers, distance
learning, unified messaging
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E-COMMERCE &
E-BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES
• ELECTRONIC MAIL (e-mail)
• GROUPWARE
• VOICE MAIL
• FACSIMILE MACHINES (fax)
• TELECONFERENCING
• DATACONFERENCING
• VIDEOCONFERENCING
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E-COMMERCE &
E-BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES
• DIGITAL INFORMATION SERVICES:
Commercial service provides desired mix
• DISTANCE LEARNING: Education, training
delivered over a distance, can include
printed material,
teleconferencing, interactive
multimedia, Web sites
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COMMERCIAL DIGITAL INFORMATION
SERVICES
PROVIDER TYPE OF SERVICE
UPDATES, INVOICES
c h a p t e r
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
AND NETWORKS