Title :
First steps towards integrating multimedia services to the home experiences in the Netherlands
Author_Institution :
SURFnet bv, Utrecht, Netherlands
Abstract :
This paper reports on projects aimed at providing network access from the desktop at home, using the cable television network infrastructure as a carrier. Initially working at low speeds, the technology now allows for higher transfer rates, thus bringing multimedia data communication to the study and the livingroom
Keywords :
cable television; multimedia systems; cable television network infrastructure; multimedia data communication; multimedia services integration; network access; Cable TV; Communication cables; Data communication; Ethernet networks; Intelligent networks; Modems; Multimedia systems; Technological innovation; Telecommunications; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Community Networking Integrated Multimedia Services to the Home, 1994., Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2076-X
DOI :
10.1109/CN.1994.337343
