data networks
Information transmission systems
Data networks are systems that transmit digital information between connected devices—computers, servers, phones, and other hardware.
The term covers everything from local office networks to the global internet.
Networks enable email, file sharing, streaming, and nearly all modern communication.
The company upgraded its data networks to handle increased traffic.
- routersPacket-forwarding network hardware
- EthernetWired network standard
- linkPoint of connection
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- TCP/IPInternet's core protocol suite
packet · Wi-Fi · servers · cloud computing · access points · dead zone · socket · port · topology · DNS · fiber · fiber optic · VPN · FTP · 5G · internet service provider · telemedicine · smart cities
- telecommunicationscell phone, cellphone, signals, telephone calls, antennas
- networkingrouter, routers, LAN, WAN, switches
- telecom operationsphone lines, switchboards, performance management, provisioning, call quality
- environmental dataair quality index, carbon dioxide level, ozone level, temperature rise, sea level
- ocean datasalinity, currents, wave height, sea temperature, water temperature
- smart manufacturingsmart factories, digital twin, digital twins, automation, robotics
technological sophistication
data networksanalog systems
Technology using continuous signals
telegraph systems · ledger books · card catalogs · filing cabinets · oral communication