10-11远程通信文档.doc

课题：Telecommunication Step = 1 \* ROMAN I what is telecommunication The word telecommunication derives from the Greek word tele, meaning over a distance, plus the word communication. Thus, putting the two parts together, you get telecommunication- communication that spans a distance. An ancient example of telecommunication is the use of fire signals on hilltops those miles apart. These days, modern telecommunications is a vast field that encompasses everything from broadcasting to telephone technology to computer networks. Telecommunication Voice Video Data Wireline wireless wireline wireless wireline wireless Local+long cellular telephony video broadcast TV computers RF networks Distance conferencing Telephony digital cable radio broadcasting desktop video over networks satellite feeds LANs paging Intercom wireless local+long distance telephony cable TV WANs point-to-point services closed circuit TV The internet Figure 1. Telecommunication services Three categories of telecommunication are: voice, video and data. Voice telecommunication refers to any means of using electrical signals to transmit human voice across a distance, such as telephone and audio broadcasts.