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Chapter
4
Telecommunications
and
Networks
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Learning Objectives
Identify major developments and trends in the
industries, technologies, and business
applications of telecommunications and
Internet technologies.
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Section I
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other stakeholders.
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Trends in Telecommunications
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Industry
More
competitive
More options for the firm
Technology
Unrestricted connectivity
Open systems
Technology (continued)
High degree of interoperability
Digital networks
Greater economy
Technology (continued)
Fiber-optic lines & cellular, PCS, satellite
& other wireless technologies
Faster transmission speeds
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Business applications
Dramatic increase in the number of
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The Internet
A network of networks
Popular uses
Instant messaging
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Intranets
Within an organization
Uses Internet technologies
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Intranets (continued)
decision making
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Extranets
Network links that use Internet technologies to
interconnect the firm’s intranet with the
intranets of customers, suppliers, or other
business partners
Consultants, subcontractors, business
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Extranets (continued)
Business value
Improve communication with customers and
business partners
Gain competitive advantage in
Product development
Cost savings
Marketing
Distribution
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Section II
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Telecommunications channels
The medium over which data are
transmitted and received
Computers
Interconnected by telecommunications
networks
Telecommunications control software
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Client/Server Networks
Clients – end user PCs or NCs
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Network computing
“the network is the computer”
another computer
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Peer-to-Peer (P2P)
Two major models
Pure peer-to-peer
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Telecommunications Media
Twisted-pair wire
Coaxial cable
Fiber optics
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Wireless Technologies
Terrestrial Microwave
Line-of-sight path between relay stations
Communications Satellites
Geosynchronous orbits
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Wireless LANs
Spread spectrum
Wireless Web
Uses Web-enabled information appliances
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Telecommunications Processors
Modems (modulation/demodulation)
Changes signals from analog to digital and
back to analog
Multiplexers
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Internetwork Processors
Switches
rules or protocols
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Hub
Gateway
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Telecommunications Software
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Network Management
Traffic management
Security
Network monitoring
Capacity planning
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Network Topologies
Star
Bus
networks together
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OSI Model
TCP/IP
extranets
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Bandwidth Alternatives
Bandwidth is the frequency range of a
telecommunications network
Determines the channel’s maximum
transmission rate
Measured in bits per second (bps) or baud
Narrow-band
Low-speed transmission
Broadband
High-speed transmission
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Discussion Questions
The Internet is the driving force behind
developments in telecommunications,
networks, and other information technologies.
Do you agree or disagree?
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Centralizing operations
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