MISY3312

Intro. to
Telecommunications
Dr. Valentina Korzhova
Spring 2012

ZAIN a Wonderful World

Marwa Al-Enizi
Malika Al-Sharif
Mada Al-Enizi
Kawthar Al-Amoudi
 Outline
• introduction
– History of network
– History of Zain
– Problem statement
• Network classification
– Connection methods
– Network architecture
– Network topology
• Types of networks based on physical scope
• Basic hardware components
• Network security
• Summary
– Conclusion
– Recommendation
Network history
 Zain
-leading global mobile operator that provides
professional, world-class mobile and data services to
all the customers
-It is a mobile telecommunications company founded
in 1983 in Kuwait as Mobile Telecommunications
-Zain has commercial presence in 7 countries across
Africa and the Middle East.
-with about 37.6 million customers.
-employs more than 6000 people around the world
Problem Statement
 Network Classification
•    Wired
 Twisted pair
 Coaxial fiber
 Optical Fiber

•    Wireless
Local Area Networking (LAN)
 Satellites

•    Point-to-Point laser

 NETWORK ARCHITECTURE
• active network

• Clint-server

• peer to peer
 Network Topology
-Mesh
type of wireless networking that
uses redundant and distributed
nodes

-Star
one of the most common
computer network topology and it
have a very simplest form
 Types of networks based on physical scope

Zain offers networking hardware and software from all major system vendors,
as well as fully trained and certified network computing professionals to
support your network. TheZain can fulfill all your needs, from a peer to peer
network, Local Area Network, or to a Campus or Wide Area Network. Zain
offers several different solutions for getting your office online. Zain offers many
types of communications and connectivity solutions including:
• Network Design
• Network Consulting
• Professional Wiring
• Network Installation
• Network Support Contracts
• Network Shared Internet Access
• Network Fax Servers
• Voice over IP Telephony Products 
• Wide Area Network (WAN): Roaming service
 
• Enterprise Area Network (EAN): One Network
has four innovative features while roaming

• Home Area Network (HAN): Broadband

 Security Issue
• Firewalls
• Encryption
• Security technology
• Authentication
 Zain Basic Hardware Components
• Network interface cards
A NIC or network interface card of Zain company allows to
gain access to the local network or the internet. Without a
network interface card, you cannot send or receive emails,
watch youtube, print to network printers, or play video
games online. However, that's not to say the the computer
is completely useless without it, but It allows users to
connect to each other either by using cables or wireless.
For example, Zain NIC can be picked up for about 15 sr on
average for 4G from your local best buy.
Zain Basic Hardware Components (cont’d)

• Repeaters
Zain is the pioneer of mobile telecommunications in the
Middle East. So they are a leading mobile and data services
operator with a commercial footprint in 7 Middle Eastern
countries. And they contact their costumers by emailing them
or sending them messages to their mobiles.
 Zain Basic Hardware Components
(cont’d)
• Hubs
Zain company has these simple, affordable but effective
small boxes provide a central connection point for the
networking of multiple computers. The Zain hub contains
multiple ports. When a packet arrives at one port, it is
copied to all the ports of the hub. When the packets are
copied, the destination address in the frame does not
change to a broadcast address.
 Zain Basic Hardware Components
(cont’d)
• Bridges
A bridge device filters data traffic at a network boundary.
Traditional bridges, though, support one network
boundary, whereas switches usually offer four or more
hardware ports. Zain companies use different format of
network in their companies.
 Zain Basic Hardware Components
(cont’d)
• Switches and Routers
The default user is admin with a password of admin. The
admin user can create other users.
Zain company recommended that the default admin
password is modified the first time the admin user logs
on. And there are two user privilege levels: administrator
users have full configuration rights.  And the other way is
by let the other users can monitor, but cannot execute
any configuration operations. Zain Router is developed
by Zain and is used by 3 users of Software Informer.
 Conclusion:
 
Zain in Saudi Arabia is looking for
outstanding professionals who share
their vision about building their
company to become the international
model for a successful telecom operator
beating all records of any third entrant.
 
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