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Learning Objectives
Identify several major developments and
Business Value of
Telecommunications
Trends in Telecommunications
Telecommunications-Based Services
Telecommunications
Communication Media
Twisted Pair
Coaxial Cable
Fiber Optics
Terrestrial Microwave
Communication
Satellites
Cellular Technologies
Wireless LAN
Types of Telecommunications
Networks
Types of Telecommunications
Networks
Client/Server PCs and workstations,
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Peer-to-Peer
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Processors
Switches
Routers
Hubs
Gateways
Network Operating
System
Telecommunications
Monitor
Middleware
Network Management
Software
Fire walls
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Telecommunications
Technologies
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Internetwork Processors
Switch makes connections between
Communications
Processors
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Wireless Technologies
Terrestrial Microwave earthbound microwave
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Wireless Technologies
Cellular and PCS Systems a geographic
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Internet
A network made up of millions of
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Internet Applications
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Intranet
A network inside an organization that uses
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Business Value of
Intranets
Communications and Collaboration includes
Business Value of
Intranets
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Extranet
Network links that use Internet technologies
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Business Value of
Extranets
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Network Management
Traffic Management manage network
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Network Management
Network Monitoring troubleshoot and watch
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Network Topologies
Star ties end user computers to a central
computer
Ring ties local computer processors together
in a ring on a relatively equal basis
Bus local processors share the same
communications channel
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Network Topologies
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Bandwidth
Definition:
Classification of communications speed
and capacity of telecommunications
networks
Transmission Rates:
Narrow-band low-speed
Broadband high-speed
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Transmission Speeds
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Switching Alternatives
Circuit Switching a switch opens a circuit to
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Summary
Organizations are becoming networked enterprises that
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Summary
Businesses are installing and extending intranets
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