DocumentCode
296907
Title
Communication technology developments in Scotland: AbMAN
Author
Murton, Barry
Author_Institution
Robert Gordon´´s Inst. of Technol., Aberdeen, UK
Volume
3
fYear
1996
fDate
3-10 Feb 1996
Firstpage
363
Abstract
The paper describes the planning, implementation and usage of a Metropolitan Area Network within Aberdeen, Scotland. The network links higher education and research institutes providing high bandwidth to enable the provision of data, telephony and video services. The project is multi-year with the potential to totally fibre the city and this paper describes the first two years of the project. Aspects of present and future applications are covered
Keywords
data communication; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; teleconferencing; telephony; AbMAN; Scotland; bandwidth; data services; metropolitan area network; optical fibre communication; telephony; video services; Bandwidth; Cities and towns; Communications technology; Computer science education; Councils; Educational institutions; Feeds; Gold; Joining processes; Metropolitan area networks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Aerospace Applications Conference, 1996. Proceedings., 1996 IEEE
Conference_Location
Aspen, CO
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3196-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AERO.1996.496075
Filename
496075
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