FIRST CONGRESS ON THE INFORMATION SYSTEM SCIENCES, CONDUCTED AT THE HOMESTEAD, HOT SPRINGS, VIRGINIA, NOVEMBER 19-20, 1962. SESSION 16, DIGITAL COMMUNICATION,

Abstract

The approach taken is that the purpose of communications is to transfer information from one set of users to another, efficiently and reliably. The authors contend that a communications system comprises many diverse components, one of which is the communications medium or channel. It is shown that considering the channel as a component of an information transmission system not only makes the solution of modern communications problems theoretically possible, but also places within it the current state of digital technology. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0425189

Entities

People

  • Irwin L. Lebow
  • Paul Baran
  • Paul Rosen

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Systems
  • Congress
  • Continents
  • Digital Communications
  • Geographic Regions
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • National Governments
  • Virginia

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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  • Computer Networking
  • Systems Analysis and Design