Principles of Information Systems - Chapter 6

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Telecommunications and Networks

Chapter 6

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Principles and Learning Objectives

• Effective communication is essential to organizational success.

– Define the terms communication and telecommunications and describe the components of a telecommunications system.

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Principles and Learning Objectives

• An unmistakable trend of communications technology is that more people are able to send and receive all forms of information over greater distances at a faster rate.– Identify three basic types of communications media and

discuss the basic characteristics of each.– Identify several types of telecommunications hardware

devices and discuss the role that each plays.– Identify the benefits associated with a telecommunications

network.– Name three distributed processing alternatives and discuss

their basic features.– Define the term network topology and identify five

alternatives.

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Principles and Learning Objectives

• The effective use of telecommunications and networks can turn a company into an agile, powerful, and creative organization, giving it a long-term competitive advantage.

– Identify and briefly discuss several telecommunications applications.

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Overview of Telecommunications Systems

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Communications

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Communications

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Telecommunications

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Telecommunications Media

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Basic Communications Channel Characteristics

• Simplex channel• Half-duplex• Full-duplex channel

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Bandwidth

• The range of frequencies that an electronic signal occupies on a given transmission medium.

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Broadband

• Telecommunications in which a wide band of frequencies is available to transmit information, allowing more information to be transmitted in a given amount of time.

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Shannon’s Fundamental Law of Information Theory

• The information carrying capacity of a channel is directly proportional to its bandwidth - the broader the bandwidth, the more information that can be carried.

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Types of Media

• Twisted-Pair• Coaxial Cable• Fiber-Optic Cable• Microwave Transmission

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Twisted-Pair Wire Cable

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Coaxial Cable

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Fiber Optic Cable

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Microwave Transmission

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Satellite Transmission

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Cellular Transmission

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Telecommunications Devices

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Devices

• Modems:– Analog– Digital

• Special-purpose modems• Multiplexers • Front-end processors

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Modems

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Multiplexers

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Front-End Processors

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Carriers and Services

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Carriers and Services

• Common carriers• Value-added carriers• Switched and dedicated lines• Private branch exchange (PBX)• Wide-area telecommunications service (WATS)• Phone and dialing services • Digital subscriber line (DSL)• T1 Carrier

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Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)

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Carriers and Services

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Networks & Distributed Processing

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Basic Processing Strategies

• Centralized processing• Decentralized processing• Distributed processing

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Network Concepts and Considerations

• Network topology– Ring network– Bus network– Hierarchical– Star network– Hybrid network

• Network types– Local Area Networks– Wide Area Networks– International networks– Home and small business networks

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Network Topology

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Network Topology

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Network Topology

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Local Area Networks

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Wide Area Networks

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Home and Small Business Networks

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Terminal-to-Host

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File Server

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Client/Server

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Communications Software and Protocols

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Communications Software

• Network operating systems (NOS)• Network management software

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Communications Protocols

• Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model• Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

(TCP/IP)• Systems Network Architecture (SNA)• Ethernet• Asynchronous Transfer Mode (TM)• Bluetooth

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Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model

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Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model

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Network Interconnectivity Technology

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Bridge, Routers, and Gateways

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Telecommunications and Applications

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Telecommunications and Applications

• Voice mail• Electronic software distribution• Telecommuting• Videoconferencing• Electronic data interchange (EDI)

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Videoconferencing

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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

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Public Network Services

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Summary• Communications - any process that permits

information to pass from a sender to one or more receivers

• Telecommunications media - twisted-pair wire cable, coaxial cable, and fiber-optic cable

• Modems - convert signals from digital to analog for transmission, then back to digital

• Ethernet - the most widely installed local area network (LAN) technology