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Data Communication Systems and Networks CSCI 465 Martin van Bommel Lecture 1 Data & Information • What is data? – Elements that can be represented by a finite set of symbols, such as digits or alphabets • What is information? – a tangible, measurable thing – a subjective construction What Is Communication? • Symbolic • Representational – “The map is not the territory.” – Communication is only as good as the representation • Examples – spoken language, gestures, actions, icons Human Communication vs. Data Communication • Human communication is richer, less predictable – Words vary in meaning with context – Many factors influence meaning and perception of message • Data communication is more precise – Exact replication of information – Computers do not interpret, they simply relay Telecommunication • Uses electricity to transmit messages • Speed of electricity dramatically extends reach – Sound waves: ~670 mph – Electricity: ~186,000 (speed of light) • Bandwidth= information-carrying capacity of a channel Data Communication • Adding storage overcomes time constraints • Store-and-forward communication – E-mail – voice mail – facsimile – file transfer – WWW Information and Communication • Companies depend on generation and movement of information • Communications technology fundamental • Enables reshaping of corporations – Communication technology driving change – Allows geographical dispersal • Becomes management nightmare Information Communication • Voice communications - telephone – PSTN and PBX • Data communications - text and numbers • Image communications - fax and beyond • Video communications - videoconferencing Data Communications, Data Networks, and the Internet “The fundamental problem of communication is that of reproducing at one point either exactly or approximately a message selected at another point” The Mathematical Theory of Communication by Claude Shannon Changes in Networking Technology • Emergence of high-speed LANs – Centralized servers, distributed workgroups – High-speed local backbones • Corporate WAN needs – Data intensive applications spread across wide geographical areas • Digital electronics – Much higher bandwidth required for video/image Three Layer Model for Enterprise Communication • Applications – Seen by end users – Voice, email, IM, image, video, collaborations • Enterprise services – Design, maintenance, and support of apps – Capacity management and QoS provisions • Infrastructure – Communication links, LANs, WANs, Internet access Convergence of Communication Facilities - Benefits • Efficiency – Better use of existing resources – Centralized capacity planning, asset management, and policy management • Effectiveness – Flexibility, mobility, enhanced connectivity – Rapid standardized service deployment • Transformation – Enterprise-wide adoption of global standards Communications Model Communication Tasks Transmission system utilization Addressing Interfacing Routing Signal generation Recovery Synchronization Message formatting Exchange management Security Error detection and correction Network management Flow control Data Communications Model Transmission Lines • The basic building block of any communications facility is the transmission line. • The business manager is concerned with a facility providing the required capacity, with acceptable reliability, at minimum cost. • However, the use of compression, multiplexing, load sharing, and other line features can significantly affect the end Transmission Media • Convert electronic signal to transmit over some medium – Twisted-pair, coaxial cable, optical fiber cable, terrestrial and satellite microwave (wireless) Data Transmission • Communication techniques – analog vs digital, synchronous vs asynchronous – modulation, flow control, interfaces – error detection and correction – Multiplexing and compression Networks • LAN - Local Area Network – single building or cluster of buildings – ethernet, token ring, star, wireless • WAN - Wide Area Network – city-to-city, country-to-country – telephone, ISDN, ATM, etc. • Wireless Network – radio, microwave, satellite Internet • Internet evolved from ARPANET • Developed to solve the dilemma of communicating across arbitrary, multiple, packet-switched network • TCP/IP provides the foundation Internet – Key Elements Internet Architecture Network Configuration