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Reynolds
Chapter 6
Telecommunications and
Networks
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An Overview of Telecommunications
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An Overview of Telecommunications
(cont’d.)
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Elements of a Telecommunications
System
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An Overview of Telecommunications:
Synchronous vs. Asynchronous
• Synchronous communications
– Receiver gets message instantaneously
• Asynchronous communications
– Receiver gets message after some delay
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Basic Telecommunications Channel
Characteristics
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Channel Bandwidth
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Circuit Switching and Packet Switching
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Telecommunications Media
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Table 6.1 Guided Transmission Media
Types
Media Type Description Advantages Disadvantages
Twisted-pair wire Twisted pairs of copper Used for telephone Transmission speed
wire, shielded or service; widely and distance
unshielded available limitations
Coaxial cable Inner conductor wire Cleaner and faster data More expensive
surrounded by trans- mission than than twisted-pair
insulation twisted-pair wire wire
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Wireless Communications Options
Infrared Signals in the 300 GHz– Allows you to move, Must have
frequency 400 THz frequency range remove, and install unobstructed line of
range sent through air as light devices without sight between sender
waves expensive wiring and receiver;
transmission effective
only for short
distances
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Short Range Wireless Options: Bluetooth
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Medium-Range Wireless Options: Wi-Fi
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Wi-Fi Network
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Wide Area Wireless Network Types
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Wide Area Wireless Network Types:
Microwave Transmission
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Microwave Communications
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Satellite Transmission
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Wide Area Wireless Network Options:
5G Wireless Communications
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Networks and Distributed Processing
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Network Topology
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Network Types
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Network Types: WANs
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Basic Processing Alternatives
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Telecommunications Hardware
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How a Modem Works
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Telecommunications Hardware: Routers,
Switches, and Other Devices
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Securing Data Transmission
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Encryption Process
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Virtual Private Network (VPN)
• Videoconferencing:
– Enables people at multiple locations to
communicate using simultaneous two-way
video and audio transmissions
– Reduces travel expenses and time
– Increases managerial effectiveness through
faster response to problems, access to more
people, and less duplication of effort
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Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
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Electronic Funds Transfer (cont’d.)
• Benefits of EFT
– Reduced administrative costs
– Increased efficiency
– Simplified bookkeeping
– Greater security
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Quick Response (QR) Codes
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Summary – Principle 1