Practical limitations of Ethernet-based inhouse multimedia distribution

Author

Endemann, Wolfgang ; Kays, Rüdiger ; Jostschulte, Klaus

Author_Institution

Inst. of Commun. Technol., Dortmund Univ., Germany

Volume

51

Issue

2

fYear

2005

fDate

5/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

507

Lastpage

513

Abstract

100 Mbit/s Ethernet seems to be suited for an integrated digital home network combining PC interconnection and audiovisual entertainment devices. The MAC procedure 100 Mbit/s Ethernet lacks QoS (quality of service) in collision domains. This paper presents a proposal of an easy to implement, reliable and compatible MAC based QoS mechanism that fills this gap. Measurements with respect to the QoS parameters show the performance of our proposal. These measurements also exhibit, that 100 Mbit/s Ethernet easily meets QoS specifications for audio and video if proper network equipment is selected.

Keywords

access protocols; home computing; local area networks; multimedia communication; quality of service; 100 Mbit/s; Ethernet-based inhouse multimedia distribution; MAC procedure; QoS mechanism; audiovisual entertainment device; collision domain; integrated digital home network; quality of service; quasi error free; Communications technology; Ethernet networks; Home automation; Multimedia systems; Personal communication networks; Proposals; Quality of service; Satellite broadcasting; Switches; TV receivers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0098-3063

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TCE.2005.1467994

Filename

1467994