Title :
Interactive multimedia services to the home. Comparison of architectural elements
Author_Institution :
Loral Data Syst., Sarasota, FL, USA
Abstract :
This article presents important differences between the most prevalent (or likely to be prevalent) types of Loop Transport Systems, Switching Networks, Servers, and Set Top Units, from the perspective of the impact that one subsystem´s type has on other subsystems, and on the network. The impact of the type of a subsystem, like Set Top Unit or Server, on applications, content, and other non-network-level elements is not discussed here
Keywords :
internetworking; multimedia systems; network servers; Loop Transport Systems; Servers; Set Top Units; Switching Networks; architectural elements; multimedia services; Asynchronous transfer mode; Data systems; Environmental economics; Geography; Guidelines; Multimedia systems; Network servers; Network topology; Routing; Video on demand;
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.1994.337367