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Activity 3.3.1 Utilities

Explore the fascinating history of telecommunications from Homer's signal fires to modern technologies like satellites and the World Wide Web. Learn about typical sizing requirements, usage measurement methods like Erlangs, and key providers in the industry.

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Activity 3.3.1 Utilities

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  1. Activity 3.3.1 Utilities Kurt Smith Trevor Brotz Mark Brooks Austin Nar Garrett Hanzek

  2. Telecommunications:the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television. - Dictionary.com Telecommunications

  3. The History of Telecommunications • 1200 B.C.- Homer mentions signal fires in his work, Illiad. • 700 B.C.-300 A.D.- Carrier Pigeons were used during the Olympic Games. • 1843- FAX invented by Scottish Physicist Alexander Bain. • 1876- Alexander Graham Bell invented the Telephone. • 1945- Arthur C. Clarke proposes communications satellites. • 1992- The World Wide Web is created.

  4. Typical Sizing Requirements for Telecommunications • A TR serving less than • 5000 sq ft. must be at least 10' x 8' in size • A TR serving area larger than 5000sq ft. and less than or equal to 8000 sq ft must be 10' x 9' in size • A TR serving an are a larger than 8000 sq ft. and less than or equal to 10,000 must be 10'x 11' in size • A minimum of four 4 inch vertical riser conduits or sleeves are required between TR s.

  5. Method of Measuring Usage of Telecommunications • Erlangs- help telecommunication network designers understand traffic patterns within their voice networks. • Are used to work out how many lines are required between a telephone system and a central office. • http://www.erlang.com/whatis.html

  6. Providers and their Distribution Methods • Providers: Time Warner Cable, Vonage, Windstream, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, Direct T.V. • Distrbution Methods: Satelites, telephone lines, cable lines, cell phone towers.

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