Chapter

Chapter 55

Telecommunication
and Networks
Telecommunication Principles and
Applications
Communication
The exchange of information between two
parties
Telecommunication
Communication at a distance

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Telecommunication Principles and
Applications
Dimensions of Telecommunication
Distance significantly affects options for
communication
Organizational context establishes the
nature of the relationships between the
communicating parties

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Dimensions of Telecommunication

Dimension Possible Values

Face-to-face
Building or campus
Distance
Metropolitan area
Wide area
Organizational members only
Organizational Context Organizational members and partners
Public
Human/Human
Human/Computer
Human/Computer (Input/Output)
Context
Computer/Computer

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Telecommunication Principles and
Applications
Telecommunication Process
Sender initiates message communication
Device puts senders message onto a
telecommunication medium
Telecommunication medium transfers
message to receivers location

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Telecommunication Principles and
Applications
Telecommunication Process
Device takes message off the
communication medium
Recipient receives the message

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Telecommunication Principles and
Applications
Types of Business Applications
Coordination of business activities
Group decision making
Electronic commerce

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Telecommunication Infrastructure

Communication Carriers
Telephone Carriers
Local Exchange Carriers (LECs)
Long Distance Carriers
Cellular Services
Cable Providers
Value Added Networks (VANs)
Resells transmission capacity with additional
services

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Telecommunication Infrastructure

International Issues
Monopoly government providers in many
countries
Decreasing regulation worldwide
Cross-border data flow regulations
Differences in privacy rules

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Telecommunication Technology

Standards
Characteristics of telecommunications
media, hardware, and software
Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)
Model
Provides a framework for thinking about
communication standards

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Telecommunication Technology

The Computer/Medium Interface

Modem
Converts digital computer output to signal
needed for transmission and vice versa
Adaptor/NIC
Interface between computer and a network

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Telecommunication Technology

Transmission Media
Twisted pair wire
Coaxial cable
Fiber optic cable
Microwave signals
Infrared signals
Radio signals

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Telecommunication Technology

Switching and Routing Technologies

Devices
Hub
Switch
Router
Gateway
Protocol
Standard for how a message is packaged,
secured, sent routed, received, and
acknowledged by the receiver within a network

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Telecommunication Technology

LAN Protocols
Ethernet
Token ring
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth

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Telecommunication Technology

Figure 5-9 Chapter 5 Slide 15

Telecommunication Technology

WAN Services
Leased lines
Switched circuit data services
Packet switched services
Cellular services

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Internet Concepts
Who Manages The Internet?
Companies, individuals, and governments
own pieces of the Internet, but the Internet
as a whole has no owners or operators

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Internet Concepts
Network Addressing
IP Number
Consists of two partsa network number and
a device number
Domain Name
Translated to IP number by Domain Name
Servers (DNSs)

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Network Management
Simple Network Management
Protocol
Defines how network devices maintain and
communicate information about their own
activity and performance

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Network Management
Network Analyzer
Plugs into a network and analyzes the
traffic that passes by or through it

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Network Management
Network Management Software
Device management
Recognizes the devices, including computers
and printers, that are connected to the network
Security services
Provide entry into the network and establish a
relationship between a user and a client station

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Network Management
Network Management Software
File services
Provide access to shared files
Print services
Provide central access to a common printer
Fax services
Allow network users to send or receive a
facsimile electronically

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Network Management
Network Management Software
Directory services
Provide an enterprise-wide telephone book that
identifies and connects network users to each
other and to software

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Ensuring
Telecommunication Security
Key: A secret code that can scramble
or unscramble a message
Public Key Cryptography
Uses a pair of keys
Message scrambled by one key can only be
unscrambled by the other

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Ensuring
Telecommunication Security

Figure 5-9 Public Key Cryptography Chapter 5 Slide 25

Ensuring
Telecommunication Security
Public key cryptography ensures
Security
Non-repudiation
Authentication
Requires certificate authority
Non-repudiation
Via digital signature
Integrity

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Ensuring
Telecommunication Security
Firewall
Hardware and/or software intended to
separate an organizations intranet, and
the data on it, from its extranet and the
Internet
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Simulates a private network by using a
public network, such as Internet, and
security protocols

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