Assignment 1. Voice vs. Data
Assignment 1. Voice vs. Data
• Cell phones- Uses both voice and data with the use of cell tower to send data from the network to the cell phone.
• Landline phone -Uses both of these networks, using both of these networks because your voice is being transferred through the wires as packets that are essentially data.
• SMS / Text Messaging-Short message services also known as Sms. Text messages are a way to send and receive messages over mobile networks. Sms / text messages can only contain 160 characters. Sms and Text messaging uses data.
• Fax Machines-fax is sent it immediately gets digitized and packaged in secure TCP packets and sent to natural data Inc. Fax Machines use an analog data signal.
• Pager- A way to notify individuals of incoming calls by a tone, it uses a data signal.
• VOIP (voice over IP) phone-uses digital technology to make phone calls on the internet rather than through phone lines. A VoIP phone allows us to bypass the phone companies completely, it uses data networks
• Skype / Face time- You must have a data network. In order to get on the internet to use these services. These two services are both internet calling applications. The main purposes of these applications are to allow users to communicate with other people over the internet.

Exercise 1. Local Exchange

The access network is the part of the network that connects the individual consumer or business to the telecommunications system. It’s a critical portion of the network, because it is the part of the network that reaches the end users and “connects them.” Services are brought to the consumer or business through a cabling link between the consumer or business and the local exchange. The local exchange acts as the convergence point for the information sent to the consumers and the point at which services from the global telecommunications