Telecommunication is essential to smooth operations in today’s business world, is the transmittal of data and information from one point to another. Thus telecommunication is communications over a distance. Development in the field of telecommunications has been very rapid in recent years. By telecommunications I mean here all processes that render it possible to transfer voice, data and video with the help of some form of electromagnetic system, including optical transfer methods.
As a Systems and Network Administrator, I will have to provide installation, administration and support service for the organization’s telephone systems, integrated voice/data/video network and related technologies. Implement, tune, configure and upgrade telecommunication systems and network for ensuring optimal performance as well as my organization would maximizes its benefits from fast and reliable telecommunication. For these reasons, it is essential that I understand the fundamental promises and limitations of networking and telecommunications.
While people can enjoy technologies without understanding how they work, educated Systems and Network Administrator often does need to understand some fundamental concepts to be able to participate in decision making when selecting networking equipment and services.
The Systems and Network Administrator manages networks, so it is vital that I should know what a network is made of. The network obviously includes the routers, switches, modems, and data services like ISDN lines and ATM, frame relay, or ADSL links. As a Systems and Network Administrator, one of my tasks is to help organization to reduce communication cost.
