Kung Thang Case study 3

QUESTION #1
President Coone is baffled about how digital information from a computer can be sent over
a telephone line. Prepare a brief position paper for management explaining the way
information is transferred from one computer to another over telephone lines. Keep it
simple. Be sure to describe the types of modems used in data transmission over telephone
circuits. Include comments on the role of data compression in increasing transmission
rates. Justify the observation that as a general rule, it is best to purchase the fastest modem
your communications lines can support.
Information can be transferred from on computer to another through a telephone line through
datalink layer. The sender and the receiver have to agree on the protocols to be followed,
however. These protocols determine who transits the information, where the information is
transmitted at what time or moment it is to be transmitted.
Data transmission is the sending and receiving data via cables (e.g., telephone lines or fiber
optics) or wireless relay systems. Digital computers use a modem to transform outgoing digital
electronic data; a similar system at the receiving end translates the incoming signal back to the
original electronic data.
There are two methods used to transmit data between digital devices: serial transmission and
parallel transmission. Serial data transmission sends data bits one after another over a single
channel. Parallel data transmission sends multiple data bits at the same time over multiple
channels.
Data compression has important application in the areas of data transmission and data storage.
Compressing data to be stored or transmitted reduces storage and/or communication costs When
the amount of data to be transmitted is reduced, the effect is that of increasing the capacity of the
communication channel.
It is imperatively important to have a faster modem for information transmission due to the
following benefits;
1. More useful in connecting LAN with the internet.
2. Speed depends on the cost.
3. Slow speed when compared to the hub.
4. A limited number of a system can be connected.
5. A modem is most probably widely used in data communication roadway.
6. A modem converts that the digital signal into an analog signal.
QUESTION #2
Compute each office’s number of bits sent per day (origin to destination) on the basis of the
data provided in Figure 3–25. Use 10 bits per character to keep computations simple and
assume all transmissions are error free. Hint: Bits per day = Packages × 750 × 10 × 2
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Packag
City e
6315000
Atlanta 4210 15000 0
3780000
Chicago 2520 15000 0
7350000
Dallas 4900 15000 0
1725000
Denver 1150 15000 0
3015000
Houston 2010 15000 0
2190000
Jackson 1460 15000 0
2115000
Jacksonville 1410 15000 0
Los 1155000
Angeles 770 15000 0
2805000
Memphis 1870 15000 0
4215000
Miami 2810 15000 0
Montgomer
y 450 15000 6750000
New 3180000
Orleans 2120 15000 0
4125000
Orlando 2750 15000 0
1485000
St. Louis 990 15000 0
4785000
Tampa 3190 15000 0
Washington 490 15000 7350000

QUESTION # 3
How many minutes will it take for each city’s modem to transmit its invoices? Use the bits
per day calculated in question 2 and assume that the V.34 modems transmit at an average
rate of 28,800 bps.
City Package Bits per
second
Atlanta 4210 15000 63150000 2255
Chicago 2520 15000 37800000 1350
Dallas 4900 15000 73500000 2625
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Denver 1150 15000 17250000 616

Houston 2010 15000 30150000 1077
Jackson 1460 15000 21900000 782
Jacksonville 1410 15000 21150000 755
Los Angeles 770 15000 11550000 413
Memphis 1870 15000 28050000 1002
Miami 2810 15000 42150000 1505
Montgomer 450 15000 6750000 241
y
New 2120 15000 31800000 1136
Orléans
Orlando 2750 15000 41250000 1473
St. Louis 990 15000 14850000 530
Tampa 3190 15000 47850000 1709
Washington 490 15000 7350000 263
  496500000 17732

QUESTION #4
In question 3, you calculated the transmission time in minutes per day, based on a 28,800-
bps modem and 10 bits per character. Now calculate the file transfer time for Atlanta to
transmit all of its invoices to Tampa at the end of the workday. Why is this answer
different from the time calculated for Atlanta in question 3?
450 X 750 X 1 X 2 =6,750,000
(6,750,000/28,000)/60
=3.91
This IS The transmission from Atlanta to Tampa
QUESTION 5
Could all the NDAS offices transmit their invoices to Tampa between 5:00 P.M. and 6:00
P.M. each evening? How would they achieve this goal?
 Yes, since it takes only 27.69 minutes to transmit/receive all the invoices it is possible.
This is possible because 5:00-6:00 is one hour, which is long enough time.