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100 1 |a Jones, Wayne 
245 1 |a The Collin County Community College District Convergence Laboratory 
260 |b American Society for Engineering Education-ASEE  |c Jun 22, 2003 
513 |a Conference Proceedings 
520 3 |a This paper presents and describes the novel next generation convergence lab located in the Engineering Technology (ET) Division at Collin County Community College District’s (CCCCD) Preston Ridge Campus in Frisco, Texas. The laboratory currently features four (4) distinct “offices” integrated into a common environment: 1) Gigabit Ethernet 2) Wireless LANs 3) Private Branch Exchange (PBX) 4) SOHO (Small Office – Home Office). The transport layer has several broadband access technologies including ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode), SONET (Synchronous Optical Network), and DSL (Digital Subscriber Line). The system architecture for each of the convergent offices is discussed in detail along with emphasis on the enabling technologies at the access level of service. A selection of data and call processing configurations and capabilities is presented, for example, wire and wireless, as well as other voice/data processing techniques utilizing ATM, IP, and DSL telecommunication facilities. The paper also describes how funding through a NSF Advanced Technological Education grant is providing a mechanism to support activities in the convergence lab consisting of project- oriented/case study research for members of the North Texas Regional Technology Consortium. Finally, the paper elaborates on issues associated with interoperability efforts and examples of how the convergence lab could be employed as a model for beta testing and system integration for small and medium-sized industry partners. I. Introduction Even though the much anticipated seamless convergence of voice and data services primarily facilitated by IP enabling technologies has not been fully realized, a telecommunications industry experiencing flux and the uncertain resolution of technical issues combine as a catalyst for the introduction and implementation of a convergence laboratory at Collin County Community College District. A precise definition of the concept of “convergence” is not necessary or even desirable, but two definitions are offered here that have been gleaned from various literature that closely coincides with the goals and objectives of Collin College’s laboratory1, 2, 3, 4, 5: • Convergence is the blending or integration of voice, video, and data into a single but flexible global telecommunications network. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education 
610 4 |a Collin County Community College 
651 4 |a Texas 
651 4 |a Collin County Texas 
651 4 |a United States--US 
653 |a Data processing 
653 |a Consortia 
653 |a Computer architecture 
653 |a Model testing 
653 |a Engineering education 
653 |a Ethernet 
653 |a Community colleges 
653 |a Broadband 
653 |a Telecommunications 
653 |a Optical communication 
653 |a Colleges & universities 
653 |a Asynchronous transfer mode 
653 |a Intellectual property 
653 |a Convergence 
653 |a Offices 
653 |a Telecommunications industry 
653 |a Private branch exchanges 
653 |a Communications networks 
653 |a Education 
653 |a Voice 
653 |a Call management 
653 |a Interoperability 
653 |a SONET 
653 |a Educational technology 
653 |a Laboratories 
653 |a Broadband communication systems 
653 |a Counties 
653 |a Technology 
653 |a Engineering 
653 |a Community 
653 |a Definitions 
653 |a Case studies 
653 |a Wireless communication systems 
653 |a Novels 
653 |a Access 
653 |a Video recordings 
700 1 |a Wright, Robert 
773 0 |t Association for Engineering Education - Engineering Library Division Papers  |g (Jun 22, 2003), p. 8.1108.1 
786 0 |d ProQuest  |t Library Science Database 
856 4 1 |3 Citation/Abstract  |u https://www.proquest.com/docview/2317737877/abstract/embedded/ZKJTFFSVAI7CB62C?source=fedsrch 
856 4 0 |3 Full text outside of ProQuest  |u https://peer.asee.org/the-collin-county-community-college-district-convergence-laboratory