The evolution of campus networks towards multimedia

Author

Noronha, C.A., Jr. ; Tobagi, F.A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

22-26 Feb. 1993

Firstpage

49

Lastpage

58

Abstract

The authors consider the problem of providing bandwidth for multimedia services in a campus network. The campus network is composed of a number of subnetworks, interconnected by a backbone. The authors study each subnetwork in isolation, indicating what kinds of topologies should be used as a function of the bandwidth requirement, and then discuss the connection of the subnetwork to the backbone. They also touch upon issues other than the network infrastructure, commenting on the effect of providing multimedia communications on the other layers of the OSI model. Finally, they consider the Stanford Campus Network (SUNET), presenting measurements to characterize its current performance.<>

Keywords

local area networks; multimedia systems; open systems; OSI model; SUNET; Stanford Campus Network; campus networks; multimedia; network infrastructure; Bandwidth; Bridges; Computer networks; Ethernet networks; Multimedia communication; Spine; Streaming media; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Transform coding;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Compcon Spring '93, Digest of Papers.

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-3400-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CMPCON.1993.289626

Filename

289626