Mexico’s Radio Spectrum: Allocation, Uses, and IFT Regulations

Role of Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT)

The Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) manages and allocates the radio spectrum for commercial, social, public, and private uses in Mexico.

Primary Purposes of Reserved Spectrum in Mexico

Reserved spectrum is set aside for future or strategic uses, such as government projects or emergency services.

Managing Commercial Spectrum Licenses in Mexico

Commercial spectrum licenses are updated annually, with concessions granted to commercial

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Visual Communication: Models, Color Psychology, and Semiotics

Communication Models

Aristotle: Speaker → Message → Listener

Lasswell: Communication + Message + Medium + Audience = Impact

Shannon & Weaver: Information Source → Transmitter → Channel (Noise) → Receiver → Destination

Schramm’s: Encoder/Interpreter/Decoder → Message → D/I/E → Message…

Berlo’s: Source → (E) Message → Channel → (D) Receiver

Proposed: Sender; /\ Life Experience; Message; Noise; X Life Experience; Receiver, Amplified, Accepted; Rejected

Theoretical Foundation:

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Computer Hardware: Binary, Bus Speed, Memory, and More

Binary to Decimal Conversion

Binary/Decimal:

  1. List the powers of 2 from right to left, starting with #1. Increment the exponent by 1 for each power. Stop when the amount of elements in the list is equal to the amount of digits in the binary number.
  2. Only if the digit is a 1, write down its corresponding power of 2.
  3. Finally, add all the numbers to get the answer.

Bus Speed and Width

Bus Speed: The number of bits or bytes that the bus sends in a unit of time (a second is the most common). For example, a 100

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Understanding Electronic Components: Resistors, Capacitors, and More

Electronic Components

Understanding Electricity: Voltage, Current, Power, and Resistance

Voltage is the potential difference between two points in an electric circuit and the force required to push electrons in a circuit, measured in volts. Current is the flow of electric charge through a circuit, measured in amperes. Power is the rate at which energy is transferred, measured in watts. Resistance is the opposition to the flow of electric current, measured in ohms. Ohm’s law states that the current

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Network Configuration: Cancun, Huatulco, Acapulco, Los Cabos

Network Configuration: Cancun, Huatulco, Acapulco, and Los Cabos

Cancun Router Configuration

CancunR0>enable
R0#configure terminal
R0(config)#hostname Cancun
Cancun(config)#enable secret nat
Cancun(config)#line vty 0 4
Cancun(config-line)#password nat
Cancun(config)#login
Cancun(config)#exit
Cancun(config)#line console 0
Cancun(config-line)#password toledo
Cancun(config-line)#login
Cancun(config-line)#exit
Cancun(config)#banner motd "Natalia Guzman Toledo"
Cancun(config)#interface se0/0/0
Cancun(
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Thermodynamics: Systems, Equilibrium, Laws, and Processes

Thermodynamic Systems

A thermodynamic system is a specific portion of matter with a definite boundary on which our attention is focused. The system boundary may be real or imaginary, fixed or deformable.

There are three types of systems:

  • Isolated System – An isolated system cannot exchange energy and mass with its surroundings. The universe is considered an isolated system.
  • Closed System – Across the boundary of the closed system, the transfer of energy takes place, but the transfer of mass doesn’t
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