Learning Objectives
Identify
Identify
Section I
Trends in Telecommunications
Industry
More competitive
More options for the firm
Technology
Unrestricted connectivity
Easy access for end users
Open systems
Use common standards for hardware, software,
applications, & networking.
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applications
The Internet
A
network of networks
Popular uses
E-mail
Instant
messaging
Browsing the World Wide Web
Newsgroups and chat rooms
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Intranets
Within
an organization
Uses Internet technologies
Business value of Intranets
Used
Intranets (Portals)
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Extranets
Network
subcontractors, business
prospects, & others
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Extranets (continued)
Business
value
Improve
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Section II
Telecommunications Network
Alternatives
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Terminals
Telecommunication
processors
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channels
Computers
Telecommunications
control software
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Cover
Local
Connect
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Private Networks
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Networks
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computing
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(P2P)
major models
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Telecommunications Media
Twisted-pair wire
Coaxial cable
Fiber optics
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Wireless Technologies
Terrestrial
Microwave
Line-of-sight
Communications
Geosynchronous
Satellites
orbits
Serve as relay stations for communications
signals transmitted from earth stations
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M-commerce
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M-commerce
Issues
Relatively slow
transmission speeds
Screen size
Battery technology
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Cellular Networks
Overlapping towers
Signal picked up by closest tower and
transferred on
AMPS standard (TACS in EUROPE)
PCS and various alternative standards
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WAP forum
WAP proxy server
Issues in Web service
Requires scaled down sites
Low transmission speed
Non-compatible WAP versions
Lack of good WAP-enabled sites
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I-mode
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3G network
Broadband up to 2 Mbps
Packet switched
Combine prior incompatible system
(agreement on standards)
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Telecommunications Processors
Modems
(modulation/demodulation)
Changes
Multiplexers
Allows
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Telecommunications Processors
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Internetwork
Processors
Switches
Router
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Telecommunications Processors
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Hub
Gateway
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Telecommunications Software
Provides
a variety of communications
support services including connecting &
disconnecting communications links &
establishing communications
parameters such as transmission
speed, mode, and direction.
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Management
management
Security
Network monitoring
Capacity planning
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Network Topologies
Star
Ties
Ties
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Architecture
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Model
TCP/IP
Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol
Application
Presentation
Session
Transport
Network
Data link
Physical
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OSI Layers
Application
Presentation
(Http, TIFF, JPEG)
Session
Transport
(TCP,UDP)
Network
(IP,OSPF,ICMP)
Data Link
(ARP,SLIP,PPP)
Physical
Communication setup
Data to application layer
Initial contact
End to end integrity
Routing
Defines Protocols
Data to application layer
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Bandwidth Alternatives
Bandwidth
transmission
Broadband
High-speed
transmission
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Switched Networks
The Internet
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