Telecommunication

LECTURE-1
 Textbook

“Data Communications and Networking” 2nd

Edition by Behrouz A. Forouzan

“telecommunication and Computer

Communication” 6th Edition by William
Stallings
History of Mobile Communication
 Telegraph 1837 Samuel Morse
 Telephone 1876 Alexander
 Today
 telecommunication Definition
(Modified)

telecommunication is the exchange of

data (in the form of 0’s and 1’s)
between two devices (computers)
some form of the transmission
medium.”
 LOCAL and REMOTE
Communication
 LOCAL
– Communicating devices are
present in the same building or a
similarly restricted geographical
area
 LOCAL and REMOTE
Communication
 REMOTE
– Communicating devices are
present farther apart

In other definition
We will clarify
Effectiveness of telecommunication

 Effectivenessdepends upon three

fundamental characteristics:
 Delivery
 Accuracy
 Timeliness
Components of a Simple Data
Communication System
Components of a mobile
Communication System
 A mobile communication system is
made up of 5 components:
 Message
 Sender
 Receiver
 Medium
 Protocol
Message Types
 Transmission Media

Medium Speed Cost

Twisted Wire 300bps-10Mbps Low
Microwave 256Kbps-100Mbps Low

Coaxial Cable 56Kbps-200Mbps Low

Fiber Optic 500Kbps-10Gbps High

Cable
A Complex mobile Comm.
EXAMPLE – Electronic Mail
An Actual Digital Data
Communication System
 Summary

 telecommunication
 Brief History of Communication
 Suggested Reading

Section1.2, “mobile Communications and

Networking” 2nd Edition by Behrouz A.
Forouzan

Sections 1.1, 1.2, “Data and Computer

Communication” 6th Edition by William
Stallings