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with the pace of innovation required
by the market.
(Fig. UU-Net)
tec. APPLICATIONS P. 22
As the "connection technique in
connection technology", connectors
play a very important role in
the development of switching systems
in cellular networks. Additional
participants and increasing
bit rates require higher perconnection
concepts are called for
here.
tec. APPLICATIONS P. 24
Millions of years have passed during
which communication was not
perceived as a strategic factor,
but in recent years its importance
has changed radically. Communication
has become a synonym for future
prospects: communication is
the key.
convergence. Characteristic of
these kinds of devices is the very
extensive utilisation of standardised
software and hardware
from the world of industrial PCs.
tec. VIEWPOINT P. 26
(Fig. IBM)
tec. APPLICATIONS P. 29
As has so often been the case in
the past, the quite familiar "microelectronic
roadmaps" determine
the pace for the system
developers. New and dramatic increases
in the performance data
of microprocessors call traditional
computer and network architectures
into question. Two proposals
(Fig. Dornier)
formance, without it being possible
to exceed the specified device dimensions.
Intelligent design and
Since the digitisation of analog telephone
signals for transmission, the
sharp distinction between data
transmission from computer to
computer and voice transmission
by telephone is becoming blurred.
"Computer Telephony Integration",
the creation of intelligent telecommunication
systems with diverse
switching and billing options,
is a typical example of this new
(Fig. Intel)
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