Telecommunication Articles

Eric Ely
Professor Anne Marie Yerks
Comp 106
February 12, 2009
Telecommunications Articles


Telecommunications is the science and technology of communication at a distance by electronic transmission of impulses through cable, telephone, radio, or television. I have always been very interested in communications. When I was deciding on the specific part of communications I wanted to do, it came down to broadcasting and telecommunications. Telecommunications just caught my interest more because it had to do with the use of computers and technology. I read three articles about telecommunications and they all had something to do with my major. I took two keywords out of the first article to relate it to the next two.


In his article “The Future of Television Graphics” from Computer Graphics (2008), Samuel Edsall informs that starting February 2009, the Federal Communication Commission is allotting an additional six Mhz bandwidth channel to each station for high definition television. The author develops this assertion first, by providing the advantages for television graphic designers; second, by applying the two major improvements to television; and third, by explaining why this will help the cable industry even more. The author’s purpose is to show that high definition television is a lot more advanced and realistic than regular television. Although at times his writing seems almost opinionated at times, Edsall establishes many facts to back up what he previously stated, and compared the two different styles of television and communication with an audience of all ages.


“Communication” is a keyword that I took from my first article. Not only does it relate to the first article, but it relates to my major. In her article “Network Coding Fundamentals” from Foundations and Trends in Networking (2007), Christina Fraqouli suggests that network coding is an elegant and novel technique to improve network throughput and performance. The author develops this idea by answering questions that one would ask about the new technique. Her purpose is to relate the importance of improving network performance and to describe how network coding works along with its benefits. Fraqouli makes it clear that she is very familiar with the topic and displays this by pointing out the significance for the middle class.


“Networking” is a keyword that reminds me of telecommunications and technology. In his article “A Survey on Networking Games in Telecommunications” from Computers and Operations Research (2006), Erik Altman progresses on different modeling and solution concepts of networking games, as well as a number of different applications in telecommunications that make use of networking games. Altman develops this idea by identifying some of the mathematical challenges and methodologies that are involved in network gaming. His purpose is to include work that has been of relevance to networking games in telecommunications from other areas, in particular transportation planning. Although at times Altman’s writing seems didactic, he is establishing a relationship between an audience with knowledge of network gaming, and an audience without any knowledge of the gaming world.


Reading and summarizing articles that has to do with my major has helped me come in more contact with the subject and its topics. The researching of the articles was also a great way to find information on my major. Telecommunications is a wide field that can come down to any type of technology. Telecommunications can deal with computers, television, gaming, networking, and even cable. When reading the articles, it was important to look for keywords to help understand the material more.

















Works Cited
Altman, Erik. "A Survey on Networking Games in Telecommunications." Computers and Operations Research 33(2006): Issue 2.

Edsall, Samuel. "The Future of Television Graphics." Computer Graphics 42(2008): Issue 2.

Fragouli, Christina. "Network Coding Fundamentals." Foundations and Trends in Networking 2(2007): Issue 1.