Table of ContentsThe Telephone Network Is it a computer network? Concepts The big picture The pieces 1. End-systems Sidetone Echo Dialing 2. Transmission Transmission: Multiplexing Transmission: Digital multiplexing Transmission: Multiplexing Transmission: Link technologies The cost of a link Transmission: fiber optic links More on fibers Transmission: satellites 3. Switching Switching: what does a switch do? Switching 4. Signaling Signaling network Signaling Cellular communication Problems with cellular communication Challenges for the telephone network Challenges |
Author: S. Keshav
Email: skeshav@cs.cornell.edu Home Page: http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/skeshav |