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• Some methods can be used at specific times of the day<br />

• Information is not secure.<br />

Examples of Today’s Communication Methods<br />

All of the following are electric (or electromagnetic) communication systems<br />

• Satellite (Telephone, TV, Radio, Internet, … )<br />

• Microwave (Telephone, TV, Data, …)<br />

• Optical Fibers (TV, Internet, Telephone, … )<br />

• Copper Cables (telephone lines, coaxial cables, twisted pairs, … etc)<br />

Advantages of Today’s Communication Systems<br />

• Fast<br />

• Easy to use and very cheap<br />

• Huge amounts of information can be transmitted<br />

• Secure transmission of information can easily be achieved<br />

• Can be used 24 hours a day.<br />

Basic Construction of Electrical Communication System<br />

Sound, picture, ...<br />

Electric signal (like<br />

audio and video<br />

outputs of a video<br />

camera<br />

Electric Signal<br />

(transmitted signal)<br />

Electric Signal<br />

(received signal)<br />

Electric Signal (like<br />

the outputs of a<br />

satellite receiver)<br />

Sound, picture, ...<br />

Added Noise<br />

Input<br />

Input<br />

Transducer<br />

Transmitter<br />

Channel<br />

(distorts<br />

transmitted<br />

signal)<br />

Receiver<br />

Output<br />

Transducer<br />

Output<br />

Converts the input<br />

signal from its<br />

original form (sound,<br />

picture, … etc) to an<br />

electric signal<br />

Adapts the electric<br />

signal to the channel<br />

(changes the signal<br />

to a form that is<br />

suitable for<br />

transmission)<br />

Medium though<br />

which the<br />

information is<br />

transmitted<br />

Extracts the original<br />

electric signal from<br />

the received signal<br />

Converts the electric<br />

signal to its original<br />

form (sount, picture,<br />

… etc)

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