EBK COMPUTER NETWORKING
EBK COMPUTER NETWORKING
7th Edition
ISBN: 8220102955479
Author: Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem P34P

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  • When a Skype user connects with the ordinary telephone, a connection is established between the telephone user and the network through a circuit over the circuit switched network.
  • The circuit switched network and the internet are connected through gateways.
  • Firstly, the voice of Skype user is sent in the form of packets to the gateway over the internet...

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Skype offers a service that allows you to make a phone call from a PC to an ordinary phone. This means that the voice call must pass through both the Internet and through a telephone network Discuss how this might be done.
What is a popular way for computers on a network to talk to each other?
Wi-Fi stands for Wireless Fidelity. It is a technology that uses radio waves to send and receive signals from nearby devices to provide Internet access to the devices connected to it.Wireless technology is very popular nowadays and you can get connected almost anywhere:- at home, at work, in libraries, schools, airports, hotels and even in cafés and restaurants. Hence Wi-Fi is one of the most important aspects of life since it keeps us all connected wirelessly.

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