Title :
B-ISDN multimedia workstation architecture
Author_Institution :
NEC Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
Technical issues involved in integrating computer and communication technologies in the broadband integrated services digital network (B-ISDN) environment are discussed. The Multimedia Environment for Remote Multiple-Attendee Interactive Decision-making (MERMAID), an ISDN-based multimedia and multiparty desktop conference system, is described. MERMAID involves B-ISDN key technologies related to multimedia and multicast protocols, and workstation architecture for groupware applications. Technical issues based on user experiences and evaluations of MERMAID over three years are presented and discussed in connection with the system´s evolution in the B-ISDN environment.<>
Keywords :
B-ISDN; group decision support systems; multimedia systems; teleconferencing; workstations; B-ISDN; MERMAID; Multimedia Environment for Remote Multiple-Attendee Interactive Decision-making; broadband integrated services digital network; groupware applications; multicast protocols; multimedia workstation architecture; multiparty desktop conference system; performance evaluation; B-ISDN; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Communications technology; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Decision making; Multicast protocols; Multimedia systems; Workstations;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
