Telecommunications

TELCOMMUNICATIONS

MOD 1
Start by reading and following these instructions:
1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.
2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
3. Consider the course discussions so far and any insights gained from it.
4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources if needed, use APA style as required, and check your spelling.
5. Do not just answer the questions. This is a graduate course and you should be able to explain the logic behind your answer and point to a credible source to support your position, even if it is just the textbook. You are expected to spend at least 5 hours studying the problems, finding and studying good sources, and understanding the nature of the potential solutions and at least an additional 5 hours answering these questions and polishing your writing so the answers are compelling. Invest your time wisely, giving more time to the complex answers in order to ensure that you demonstrate that you truly understand the answer.
Assignment:
Read the course syllabus and skim the topics covered in this course by reading the table of contents and all of the material before the first chapter and skimming the rest of the textbook. In addition, research the internet with a focus on cloud based telecommunications. (Invest roughly three to four hours toward your reading and research and then complete the case study below)
John Doe a friend of yours wishes to open a small business to sell fishing bait and tackle. He will sell mainly artificial lures and plastic baits along with some live bait including minnows and shiners. He wishes to operate out of a metal building next to his house in a nice residential area. He is thinking of using a wireless LAN to connect his four PCs.
Based on what you have learned from your readings of chapter 1 and research into areas of cloud based networking and telecommunications, prepare a four page paper on what problems he is likely to run into explaining each followed up with recommended solutions. In addition, conclude your paper with a designed network diagram that you suggest in helping John Doe with his case. The diagram should represent any PC workstations, phones, home servers, switches, routers, the internet, and beyond the internet to use any cloud based services.
Important Note: It is highly recommended that any student in areas of computer and information technology have access to drawing software. These software packages may include Microsoft Visio or Smart Draw. In the short term, Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, and 2013 includes SmartArt tools which can be useful to prepare diagrams. For the Mac, OmniGroup’s OmniGraffle is an excellent choice at a modest cost.
Microsoft Visio
Smart Draw
OmniGraffle
General Paper Requirements:
• Paper will need to include an APA cover page.
• Paper will need to include a 100 to 150 word abstract.
• Paper will need to be a minimum of 2,000 words not including the cover page, abstract, and reference page.
• Paper will need to be supported with a minimum of three academic resources, one of which can be the textbook.
• Paper will include any diagrams embedded or pasted into the document as instructed.
• Paper will need to follow all general formatting to meet APA standards of professional writing and research documentation including a complete reference page.
MOD 2
Start by reading and following these instructions:
1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.
2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.
4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.
5. Do not just answer the questions. This is a graduate course and you should be able to explain the logic behind your answer and point to a credible source to support your position, even if it is just the textbook. You are expected to spend at least 5 hours studying the problems, finding and studying good sources, and understanding the nature of the potential solutions and at least an additional 5 hours answering these questions and polishing your writing so the answers are compelling. Invest your time wisely, giving more time to the complex answers in order to ensure that you demonstrate that you truly understand the answer.
Assignment:
Read the 2nd chapter from your textbook covering network standards and research current trends and expectations for network telecommunication standards.
Based on what you have learned from your readings of chapter two and research into areas of network telecommunication standards. Carry your research even further exploring standardization bodies in the area of telecommunication networks including:
• 3GPP for cellular networks, IEEE 802.11
• BBF for wireline networks,
• IETF for the Future Internet,
• ONF for software-defined networks,
• ETSI ISG NFV for network functions virtualization,
• oneM2M for machine-to-machine communications
• ETSI TC ITS for intelligent transportation systems.
Then prepare a prepare a five page paper discussing in scholarly detail how these standardization organizations help the telecommunications industry to support and encourage interoperability between businesses allowing a communal ground where all stakeholders can voice opinions regarding the direction these standards should follow.
General Paper Requirements:
• Paper will need to include an APA cover page.
• Paper will need to include a 100 to 150 word abstract.
• Paper will need to be a minimum of 2,000 words not including the cover page, abstract, and reference page.
• Paper will need to be supported with a minimum of three academic resources, one of which can be the textbook.
• Paper will need to follow all general formatting to meet APA standards of professional writing and research documentation including a complete reference page.