電子信息工程專(zhuān)業(yè)英語(yǔ)第12章 ISDN

1、Unit 12 ISDN Unit 12 ISDN Passage A Introduction of ISDN Passage B ISDN Multimedia Services Passage C ISDN Evolution and its Benefits Unit 12 ISDN Passage A Introduction of ISDN Imagine a network that would break down the walls of classrooms, letting teachers, students, and staff directly access com

2、puter-based resources and other communications facilities. 你可以想象這樣一個(gè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)，它可以打破教室的界限，使你可以想象這樣一個(gè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)，它可以打破教室的界限，使 得老師，學(xué)生，和職員可以直接使用以計(jì)算機(jī)為基礎(chǔ)的得老師，學(xué)生，和職員可以直接使用以計(jì)算機(jī)為基礎(chǔ)的 資源和通信設(shè)備資源和通信設(shè)備 accesses：kses n.入口，出口；接近，進(jìn)入；增長(zhǎng)；爆發(fā)入口，出口；接近，進(jìn)入；增長(zhǎng)；爆發(fā) vt.接近，進(jìn)入；接近，進(jìn)入；使用使用，接近，獲取，接近，獲取 Unit 12 ISDN This network could enhance commu

3、nications between teachers and staff, allowing students to gain more of their teachers time for instruction, personal attention, and an enriched curriculum.1 teachers：復(fù)數(shù)名詞作定語(yǔ)，修飾：復(fù)數(shù)名詞作定語(yǔ)，修飾times，譯：老師的時(shí)間，譯：老師的時(shí)間 gain：vt. the display and the telephone call could both be forwarded to another agent, if n

4、ecessary. 當(dāng)你詢(xún)問(wèn)一個(gè)用戶(hù)的業(yè)務(wù)代理時(shí)，用戶(hù)記錄會(huì)自動(dòng)出現(xiàn)在代當(dāng)你詢(xún)問(wèn)一個(gè)用戶(hù)的業(yè)務(wù)代理時(shí)，用戶(hù)記錄會(huì)自動(dòng)出現(xiàn)在代 理人終端屏幕前。如果需要，屏幕顯示和電話(huà)被轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)到另一理人終端屏幕前。如果需要，屏幕顯示和電話(huà)被轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)到另一 個(gè)代理人那里。個(gè)代理人那里。 be forwarded:被轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)被轉(zhuǎn)發(fā) Unit 12 ISDN Claims processing could be expedited by improving communications between the agent, customer, and claims adjuster. Independent agents co

5、uld access insurance company databases to quickly examine different policy plans and costs. claims processing：索賠處理：索賠處理 expedite：加快進(jìn)展，迅速完成加快進(jìn)展，迅速完成. be expedited：加快：加快 claims adjuster：理賠師，理賠調(diào)解人理賠師，理賠調(diào)解人 policy plans：政策計(jì)劃，這里指投保方案。政策計(jì)劃，這里指投保方案。 索賠處理可以通過(guò)增強(qiáng)代理人、客戶(hù)、理賠師之間的交流來(lái)加速索賠處理可以通過(guò)增強(qiáng)代理人、客戶(hù)、理賠師之間的交流來(lái)加速

6、執(zhí)行。獨(dú)立代理人能夠進(jìn)入保險(xiǎn)公司數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)以便快速查詢(xún)不同投執(zhí)行。獨(dú)立代理人能夠進(jìn)入保險(xiǎn)公司數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)以便快速查詢(xún)不同投 保方案的價(jià)格。保方案的價(jià)格。 Unit 12 ISDN Communications between the home office, branch agencies, benefits office, and various customers could be more easily arranged. All offices in a given area could be tied together in a citywide Centrex, bringing remot

7、e sites closer together. Arrange：rend 把把系統(tǒng)的分類(lèi)，整理系統(tǒng)的分類(lèi)，整理 tie together 捆在一起，（使）聯(lián)系在一起捆在一起，（使）聯(lián)系在一起 remote site 計(jì)算機(jī)計(jì)算機(jī) 遠(yuǎn)地，遠(yuǎn)程位置，偏遠(yuǎn)場(chǎng)地遠(yuǎn)地，遠(yuǎn)程位置，偏遠(yuǎn)場(chǎng)地 Centrex 中央交換機(jī)，虛擬交換機(jī)中央交換機(jī)，虛擬交換機(jī) 總部，代理機(jī)構(gòu)分支，保險(xiǎn)理賠部門(mén)和各類(lèi)用戶(hù)之間的交流將總部，代理機(jī)構(gòu)分支，保險(xiǎn)理賠部門(mén)和各類(lèi)用戶(hù)之間的交流將 變得很容易。在一個(gè)固定地區(qū)的所有辦公地點(diǎn)可以通過(guò)一個(gè)市變得很容易。在一個(gè)固定地區(qū)的所有辦公地點(diǎn)可以通過(guò)一個(gè)市 區(qū)范圍的虛擬交換機(jī)聯(lián)系在一起，并使他

8、們與較遠(yuǎn)網(wǎng)點(diǎn)的聯(lián)系區(qū)范圍的虛擬交換機(jī)聯(lián)系在一起，并使他們與較遠(yuǎn)網(wǎng)點(diǎn)的聯(lián)系 變得更緊密。變得更緊密。 Unit 12 ISDN PC-to-PC networking, 3270-connnectivity, access to X.25 packet networks, and Group 4(digital) facsimile transmission could all be supported. 端對(duì)端的網(wǎng)絡(luò)，端對(duì)端的網(wǎng)絡(luò)，3270連接器，連接器，X.25分組網(wǎng)絡(luò)，以及四次群（數(shù)字）分組網(wǎng)絡(luò)，以及四次群（數(shù)字） 傳真發(fā)送現(xiàn)在都可以實(shí)現(xiàn)。傳真發(fā)送現(xiàn)在都可以實(shí)現(xiàn)。 Unit 12 ISDN

9、 Imagine a network that would streamline the operation of a hospital, allowing more efficient delivery of health care. The network could provide communications between major medical centers, community hospitals, and doctors offices. 你可以想象一個(gè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)，他可以使醫(yī)院的管理更加高效，使你可以想象一個(gè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)，他可以使醫(yī)院的管理更加高效，使 健康護(hù)理工作更加高效的進(jìn)行。這個(gè)

10、網(wǎng)絡(luò)可以為主要的中健康護(hù)理工作更加高效的進(jìn)行。這個(gè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)可以為主要的中 心醫(yī)院，公立醫(yī)院，各診所之間提供信息交流。心醫(yī)院，公立醫(yī)院，各診所之間提供信息交流。 streamlinestrimlan 使現(xiàn)代化，使簡(jiǎn)單化。使現(xiàn)代化，使簡(jiǎn)單化。 operation 經(jīng)營(yíng)，操作經(jīng)營(yíng)，操作 delivery 傳送，投遞，傳送，投遞， health care 健康護(hù)理健康護(hù)理 Unit 12 ISDN artificial intelligence 人工智能 Central databases and medical artificial intelligence (AI) systems could be

11、made more generally available, even to health care centers with imited financial resources. Databases could make the posting and tracking of patient care as well as billing easier and more accurate. 中心數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)和醫(yī)療人工智能系統(tǒng)的使用可以變得更加廣泛。即使中心數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)和醫(yī)療人工智能系統(tǒng)的使用可以變得更加廣泛。即使 對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)條件有限的健康中心亦如此。對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)條件有限的健康中心亦如此。 Unit 12 ISD

12、N 此外，萬(wàn)一重新住院或者轉(zhuǎn)院，他的私人醫(yī)生和下一家醫(yī)院此外，萬(wàn)一重新住院或者轉(zhuǎn)院，他的私人醫(yī)生和下一家醫(yī)院 都可以看到這些信息。都可以看到這些信息。 Furthermore, this information would be available to the patients private physician and to this (or another) hospital in case of a subsequent readmission or transfer to another facility. Unit 12 ISDN Teleconferencing and elec

13、tronic mail could enhance staff training and communications, making new medical technologies and protocols more generally available. Inventory control and access to needed equipment could be more simply handled using a centralized computer-based system. staff training 員工培訓(xùn)員工培訓(xùn)protocol prut , k:l n.草

14、案，協(xié)議草案，協(xié)議 電話(huà)會(huì)議和電子郵件可以加強(qiáng)全體醫(yī)務(wù)人員之間的通信，并加強(qiáng)電話(huà)會(huì)議和電子郵件可以加強(qiáng)全體醫(yī)務(wù)人員之間的通信，并加強(qiáng) 對(duì)他們的培訓(xùn)工作，使新的醫(yī)療技術(shù)和規(guī)范得到更加普遍的應(yīng)用。對(duì)他們的培訓(xùn)工作，使新的醫(yī)療技術(shù)和規(guī)范得到更加普遍的應(yīng)用。 Inventoryinvntri n.存款目錄，存貨清單存款目錄，存貨清單 Inventory control and access清單控制和使用清單控制和使用(訪(fǎng)問(wèn)訪(fǎng)問(wèn)) 使用一個(gè)集中的計(jì)算機(jī)系統(tǒng)使用一個(gè)集中的計(jì)算機(jī)系統(tǒng) 使清單控制和訪(fǎng)問(wèn)所需設(shè)備變得更使清單控制和訪(fǎng)問(wèn)所需設(shè)備變得更 加容易。加容易。 Unit 12 ISDN 無(wú)論院外的病人在哪

15、里，要對(duì)其監(jiān)護(hù)只需要通過(guò)一個(gè)電話(huà)呼叫，無(wú)論院外的病人在哪里，要對(duì)其監(jiān)護(hù)只需要通過(guò)一個(gè)電話(huà)呼叫， 便可得到更快的急救處理，可以縮短其住院時(shí)間，加快病情恢便可得到更快的急救處理，可以縮短其住院時(shí)間，加快病情恢 復(fù)。復(fù)。 Outpatient monitoring could be only a telephone call away , regardless of the patients location, allowing faster response to potential emergencies, shorter hospital stays, and faster recovery

16、times. monitoring 監(jiān)控，追蹤監(jiān)控，追蹤 regardless of 不管，無(wú)論不管，無(wú)論 potential 潛在的，潛在的， emergencies 緊急事件緊急事件 Unit 12 ISDN Imagine a network that would bring simultaneous voice and data applications to the home. A central computer could control telephone ringing, temperature, lighting on a room-by-room basis, and t

17、he operation of home appliances. simultaneously 同時(shí)發(fā)生的同時(shí)發(fā)生的 telephone ringing電話(huà)鈴聲電話(huà)鈴聲 lighting 照明照明 home appliances . 家用電器家用電器 你可以想象這樣一個(gè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)，他可以同時(shí)為每個(gè)家庭提供語(yǔ)你可以想象這樣一個(gè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)，他可以同時(shí)為每個(gè)家庭提供語(yǔ) 音及數(shù)據(jù)服務(wù)。中心計(jì)算機(jī)可以控制電話(huà)鈴聲，溫度，房音及數(shù)據(jù)服務(wù)。中心計(jì)算機(jī)可以控制電話(huà)鈴聲，溫度，房 間的照明和其他家用電器的操作。間的照明和其他家用電器的操作。 Unit 12 ISDN remotelyrimutli adv.adv.遙遠(yuǎn)地；

18、偏僻地；冷淡地；極小地遙遠(yuǎn)地；偏僻地；冷淡地；極小地 This computer could be controlled remotely by the user via the network. Other services might include call 、 forwarding, call waiting, and special telephone ring signals, all tailored dynamically by the user depending upon the telephone number of the calling party. 用戶(hù)可以通過(guò)網(wǎng)絡(luò)

19、對(duì)計(jì)算機(jī)進(jìn)行遠(yuǎn)程控制，其他服務(wù)包括呼叫用戶(hù)可以通過(guò)網(wǎng)絡(luò)對(duì)計(jì)算機(jī)進(jìn)行遠(yuǎn)程控制，其他服務(wù)包括呼叫 轉(zhuǎn)移，呼叫等待及特殊鈴聲信號(hào)等，用戶(hù)都可以根據(jù)主叫的電轉(zhuǎn)移，呼叫等待及特殊鈴聲信號(hào)等，用戶(hù)都可以根據(jù)主叫的電 話(huà)號(hào)碼進(jìn)行靈活定制（靈活設(shè)置）話(huà)號(hào)碼進(jìn)行靈活定制（靈活設(shè)置） Unit 12 ISDN Two-way television 雙路電視雙路電視 easy access to data and video services 快捷訪(fǎng)問(wèn)數(shù)據(jù)圖像服務(wù)快捷訪(fǎng)問(wèn)數(shù)據(jù)圖像服務(wù) Two-way television and easy access to data and video services coul

20、d all be available. Banking, insurance, and utility companies could design applications to take advantage of this network to provide better and more efficient service to the customer in the home. 雙路電視以及快捷訪(fǎng)問(wèn)數(shù)據(jù)圖像服務(wù)都可以實(shí)現(xiàn)。雙路電視以及快捷訪(fǎng)問(wèn)數(shù)據(jù)圖像服務(wù)都可以實(shí)現(xiàn)。 utility company公用事業(yè)公司公用事業(yè)公司 銀行業(yè)，保險(xiǎn)業(yè)，以及公用事業(yè)公司可以設(shè)計(jì)各種應(yīng)用以銀行業(yè)，保險(xiǎn)

21、業(yè)，以及公用事業(yè)公司可以設(shè)計(jì)各種應(yīng)用以 便能充分利用網(wǎng)絡(luò)，為那些在家的用戶(hù)提供更好的，更有便能充分利用網(wǎng)絡(luò)，為那些在家的用戶(hù)提供更好的，更有 效的服務(wù)。效的服務(wù)。 Unit 12 ISDN scenariosinriun.設(shè)想，劇本，可能發(fā)生的情況設(shè)想，劇本，可能發(fā)生的情況 idealistic adj.理想主義的理想主義的；空想家的；唯心主義的；唯心論的；空想家的；唯心主義的；唯心論的 futuristic adj.未來(lái)派的；極其前衛(wèi)現(xiàn)代的未來(lái)派的；極其前衛(wèi)現(xiàn)代的，幻想未來(lái)的，幻想未來(lái)的 implementation n.履行；實(shí)施履行；實(shí)施 While these scenarios ma

22、y sound idealistic and futuristic, they are very real possibilities with the implementation of ISDN. 這些設(shè)想聽(tīng)起來(lái)比較理想和不切實(shí)際，但是這些設(shè)想聽(tīng)起來(lái)比較理想和不切實(shí)際，但是ISDN的實(shí)現(xiàn)使這一切的實(shí)現(xiàn)使這一切 真正成為可能。真正成為可能。 Unit 12 ISDN trials 試用期，實(shí)驗(yàn)，試用期，實(shí)驗(yàn)， More than 100 ISDN trials or service implementations comprising more than 100,000 lines alre

23、ady exist today in Canada, England, France, Japan, the United States, Germany, and other countries. 在加拿大，英國(guó)，法國(guó)，日本，美國(guó)和其他國(guó)家，已經(jīng)擁有在加拿大，英國(guó)，法國(guó)，日本，美國(guó)和其他國(guó)家，已經(jīng)擁有 超過(guò)超過(guò)100個(gè)個(gè)ISDN試驗(yàn)點(diǎn)或業(yè)務(wù)，他們已經(jīng)占用了多余試驗(yàn)點(diǎn)或業(yè)務(wù)，他們已經(jīng)占用了多余100000 條的線(xiàn)路條的線(xiàn)路 Unit 12 ISDN ISDN is here. The capabilities mentioned in the paragraphs above are all

24、possible; it remains only for the applications and products to be designed to take advantage of this communications technology.3 ISDN 就在眼前。上面所提到的所有功能都是可以實(shí)現(xiàn)的；目就在眼前。上面所提到的所有功能都是可以實(shí)現(xiàn)的；目 前要做的只是開(kāi)發(fā)和設(shè)計(jì)應(yīng)用產(chǎn)品以更好地使用這個(gè)通信技前要做的只是開(kāi)發(fā)和設(shè)計(jì)應(yīng)用產(chǎn)品以更好地使用這個(gè)通信技 術(shù)。術(shù)。 mentioned in the paragraphs above 在上文提到的在上文提到的 remain vi. i

25、t remains only for the applications and products to be designed to take advantage of this communications technology. 以上各段提到的功能都是可能的，所剩下的只是更好地 運(yùn)用通信技術(shù)來(lái)設(shè)計(jì)產(chǎn)品并應(yīng)用它們。 Unit 12 ISDN Exercises 1. Fill in the blanks. (1) Computer-aided instruction (CAI) and computer-based teaching and grading could be enhanced

26、, allowing better courses and tracking of and individual students progress. (2) Outpatient monitoring could be only a telephone call away, regardless of the patients , allowing faster response to potential emergencies, shorter hospital stays, and faster recovery times. (3) ISDN provides end-to-end c

27、onnectivity to support a wide range of . (4) The ISDN access path acts as a level to the customers premises. Unit 12 ISDN 2. True/False. (1) Independent agents could not access insurance company databases to quickly examine different policy plans and costs.( ) (2) Some services such as call forwardi

28、ng, call waiting, and special telephone ring signals, all tailored dynamically by the user depending upon the telephone number of the called party.( ) (3) Each new service, such as telex service or CATV service, requires an additional communications path, different protocols and different network fa

29、cilities. ( ) Unit 12 ISDN (4) Each service might still be provided by a separate sub- network, if there are multiple sub-networks embedded within the ISDN, they will be transparent to the user, that means the user will only see a single access port and single set of protocols to request service.( )

30、 (5) The ISDN standards describe the services that may be offered, they also describe their implementation or applications that use the services.( ) Unit 12 ISDN (6) The revolution that will occur will be by the users and in the way they perceive the “telephone company” as a communications service provide.( ) (7) ISDN is just a European and North American idea, and it is not a scheme of only academic interest or a play of the telephone companies to generate more revenue.( ) Unit 12 ISDN 3. Fill in the blanks with the best choice. (1) PC-to