Title :
Interactive video on demand
Author :
Deloddere, Daniel ; Verbiest, Willem ; Verhille, Henri
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Bell Telephone, Antwerp, Belgium
fDate :
5/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Video on demand (VOD)/spl minus/likely to become one of the most successful services in the emerging broadband network/spl minus/must minimize bandwidth requirements to serve large numbers of users. This article describes two VOD service variants, whereby bandwidth requirements in the network are reduced, while keeping the quality of service (QoS) at an equally high level.<>
Keywords :
broadband networks; cable television; interactive systems; interactive video; telecommunication services; ATM network; VOD services; bandwidth; broadband network; interactive video on demand; quality of service; Asynchronous transfer mode; Bandwidth; Broadband communication; Games; Hard disks; Material storage; Motion pictures; Network servers; Video compression; Video on demand;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
