This presentation briefly discusses the history of data communications (late 19th century to mid-20th century) and the different standard organizations that governs the world of data comm.
4. 1837
Samuel F.B. Morse invented the telegraph
With the telegraph, dots and dashes
are transmitted across a wire through
electromechanical induction.
5. 1837
1840 Originally, the first telegraph was invented
by Sir Charles Wheatstone and Sir William
Cooke. In 1840, Morse secured an American
patent for the telegraph.
16. 1837
1840
1844
1849
1850
1874
1876
1899
1920
1940
1951
1968
A landmark Supreme Court decision
the Carterfone decision (1968), allowed
non-Bell companies to interconnect to the vast
AT&T communications network. This
decision started the interconnect industry,
which has led to competitive data
communications offerings by a large number
of independent companies.
18. -creates the sets of rules and standards for graphics,
document exchange and related technologies. The
ISO is responsible for endorsing and coordinating the
work of other standards organization.
19. -consists of government authorities and
representatives from many countries. It is now the
standards organization of the United Nations and
develops the recommended sets of rules and
standards for telephone and telegraph communications.
20. -is the official standards agency for the United States
and is the U.S. voting representative for ISO.
21. -is a U.S. professional organization of electronics,
computer, and communications engineers.
22. -is a U.S. organization that establishes and
recommends industrial standards. The EIA is
responsible for developing the RS (recommended
standards) series of standards for data and
telecommunications.
23. -is the official standards agency for Canada with
similar responsibilities to those of ANSI.