Title :
Cornerstone Interactive-a software architecture for multimedia broadband
Author_Institution :
BNR, Ottawa, Ont.
Abstract :
Cornerstone interactive is the software architecture being developed by Nortel to support the deployment of interactive multimedia services on residential broadband networks. Key considerations in the architecture are flexibility, openness and scalability. This paper describes the top level software organization of the main system components and highlights the importance of sessions and the DSM-CC protocol in achieving openness and scalability. It shows modular construction facilitating Cornerstone Interactive deployment with independence from underlying transport networks and hardware platform
Keywords :
broadband networks; interactive systems; multimedia communication; open systems; protocols; software engineering; subscriber loops; telecommunication computing; telecommunication control; ATM; Cornerstone Interactive; DSM-CC protocol; Nortel; flexible architecture; hardware platform; interactive multimedia services; multimedia broadband networks; open architecture; residential broadband networks; scalable architecture; sessions; software architecture; system components; top level software organization; transport networks; Banking; Broadband communication; Computer architecture; Hardware; Modular construction; Motion pictures; Multimedia systems; Protocols; Scalability; Software architecture;
Conference_Titel :
Community Networking, 1995. Integrated Multimedia Services to the Home., Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Princeton, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2756-X
DOI :
10.1109/CN.1995.509555
