Data Communication and Networking Facilities Trends
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What are the three forces that consistently drive the architecture and evolution of data communications and networking facilities?

  • Traffic reduction, development of new services, and advances in technology
  • Traffic growth, development of new software, and advances in technology
  • Traffic growth, development of new services, and advances in technology (correct)
  • Traffic growth, development of new hardware, and advances in technology

    • What is likely to continue due to the increasing emphasis on office automation, remote access, and online transactions?

  • Reduction in the range of services offered
  • Stagnation in transmission speeds
  • Decrease in demand for high-capacity networking facilities
  • Continuing growth in communication traffic (correct)

    • What does the expansion of services do to the demand for high-capacity networking and transmission facilities?

  • It has no impact on the demand
  • It decreases the demand
  • It stabilizes the demand
  • It increases the demand (correct)

    • What encourages the expansion of services according to the text?

    <p>Continuing drop in prices with an increase in network offerings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What trend are managers constantly struggling to maximize and minimize according to the text?

    <p>Transmission speed and network capacity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the notable technology trends mentioned in the text?

    <p>Increasing use of optical fiber and DWDM</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be inferred about the trend towards faster and cheaper in computing and communications?

    <p>It results in greater capacity and more powerful computers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a notable area of intelligence in today's networks?

    <p>Variety of customizable services in network management and security</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technology has brought down transmission prices and greatly increased capacity?

    <p>Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technology enables capacities of many terabits per second for long-distance telecommunication and data network links?

    <p>Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main challenge for business managers in planning and managing data communication and networking facilities?

    <p>Minimizing transmission costs and maximizing capacity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has been consistently driving the architecture and evolution of data communications and networking facilities?

    <p>Traffic growth, development of new services, and advances in technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the notable effect of the expanding range of services on the demand for networking facilities?

    <p>Increases the demand for high-capacity networking and transmission facilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is likely to continue due to the increasing emphasis on office automation, remote access, and online transactions?

    <p>Growth in communication traffic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of business managers in relation to data communication and networking facilities?

    <p>Maximizing capacity and minimizing transmission costs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a notable technology trend mentioned in the text?

    <p>Trend towards faster and cheaper computing and communications</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technology enables capacities of many terabits per second for long-distance telecommunication and data network links?

    <p>Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two areas of intelligence that are noteworthy in today's networks?

    <p>Quality of service (QoS) and customizable services in network management and security</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What encourages the expansion of services according to the text?

    <p>Increased traffic capacity and technology trends</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be inferred about the trend towards faster and cheaper in computing and communications?

    <p>It brings down transmission prices and greatly increases capacity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Driving Forces of Data Communications and Networking Facilities

    • Three forces consistently driving the architecture and evolution of data communications and networking facilities:
      • increasing emphasis on office automation
      • remote access
      • online transactions

    Demand for High-Capacity Networking and Transmission Facilities

    • Expansion of services increases demand for high-capacity networking and transmission facilities
    • Increasing emphasis on office automation, remote access, and online transactions likely to continue

    Expansion of Services

    • Expansion of services driven by increasing emphasis on office automation, remote access, and online transactions
    • Expansion of services increases demand for high-capacity networking and transmission facilities

    Challenges for Business Managers

    • Main challenge for business managers: planning and managing data communication and networking facilities
    • Managers constantly struggle to maximize capacity and minimize costs
    • Notable technology trends:
      • fibre optic technology
      • wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)
      • Dense WDM (DWDM)
    • DWDM enables capacities of many terabits per second for long-distance telecommunication and data network links
    • Fibre optic technology has brought down transmission prices and greatly increased capacity

    Intelligence in Networks

    • Notable areas of intelligence in today's networks:
      • network management
      • traffic management

    Primary Focus of Business Managers

    • Primary focus of business managers: maximizing capacity and minimizing costs of data communication and networking facilities

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