Editing Communications system (section)

{{Short description|Assembled components serving a common purpose for communications}}
{{Use American English|date = March 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date = March 2019}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2008}}

[[Image:Communication-System.png|thumb|upright=1.8|Communication system]]
[[File:Signal processing system.png|thumb|upright=1.8|An electronic communications system using [[Signal (electronics)|electronic signals]] ]]

A '''communications system''' is a collection of individual telecommunications networks systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and [[terminal equipment]] usually capable of [[interconnection]] and [[interoperation]] to form an integrated whole. Communication systems allow the transfer of information from one place to another or from one device to another through a specified channel or medium. The components of a communications system serve a common purpose, are technically compatible, use common procedures, respond to controls, and operate in union.

In the structure of a communication system, the transmitter first converts the data received from the source into a light signal and transmits it through the medium to the destination of the receiver. The receiver connected at the receiving end converts it to digital data, maintaining certain protocols e.g. FTP, ISP assigned protocols etc.

[[Telecommunications]] is a method of [[communication]] (e.g., for sports [[broadcasting]], [[mass media]], [[journalism]], etc.). Communication is the act of conveying intended meanings from one entity or group to another through the use of mutually understood signs and [[Semiotics|semiotic]] rules.