Technologies for global communications

Author

Davis, John H. ; Dinn, Neil F. ; Falconer, Warren E.

Volume

30

Issue

10

fYear

1992

Firstpage

35

Lastpage

43

Abstract

Some of the technological breakthroughs underlying today´s global communication are reviewed, and the relationship between business needs and the evolution and revolution of telecommunications technology is discussed. The introduction of trans-Atlantic transmission cables and the advent of satellite transmission are described. The role of photonics in reducing transport cost and improving quality and the development of information storage and processing techniques that use various voice and video applications to take advantage of this processing power are outlined. The development of global intelligent networks consisting of a distributed switching fabric with both the local switches and the long distance/international gateway switches interconnected and communicating among themselves with standardized common channel signaling protocols and the applications of such networks are also reviewed.<>

Keywords

electronic switching systems; intelligent networks; optical links; satellite relay systems; submarine cables; telecommunication; common channel signaling protocols; distributed switching fabric; global communications; global intelligent networks; information storage; local switches; long distance/international gateway switches; optical communication; photonics; satellite transmission; trans-Atlantic transmission cables; Business communication; Communication cables; Communications technology; Costs; Fabrics; Global communication; Intelligent networks; Photonics; Satellites; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.161387

Filename

161387