Video on demand-which way to turn?

Author

Zurburg, Dean

Author_Institution

SaskTel Res. & Dev., Regina, Sask., Canada

fYear

1997

fDate

22-23 May 1997

Firstpage

218

Lastpage

221

Abstract

An ongoing trial of video on demand (VOD) technology between SaskTel, TRLabs, and Canarie is trying to prove the feasibility of delivering high quality video and sound to remote destinations on the Internet. The focus has been on delivering video at speeds in excess of that necessary for real time viewing. This “Hyper” real-time VOD delivers the entire video to its destination and allows the user full local control of its playback without further network intervention. A discussion of other VOD technologies is presented for comparison. These other technologies include Internet video streaming, cable pay-per-view, non-real-time video downloads, and VHS retail/rental establishments

Keywords

Internet; interactive video; modems; real-time systems; subscriber loops; ADSL; Canarie; HyperVOD; Internet video streaming; SaskTel; TRLabs; VHS retail/rental; VOD technologies; cable modems; cable pay per view; high quality sound; high quality video; nonreal-time video downloads; playback control; real-time VOD; video on demand; Asynchronous transfer mode; Computer architecture; Computer interfaces; Computer networks; High-speed networks; Internet; Network interfaces; Network servers; TCPIP; Video on demand;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

WESCANEX 97: Communications, Power and Computing. Conference Proceedings., IEEE

Conference_Location

Winnipeg, Man.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4147-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WESCAN.1997.627142

Filename

627142