Multimedia Communications eXchange (MMCX) local and wide area network considerations

Author

Gerhardt, Paul M.

Author_Institution

AT&T Global Business Commun. Syst., Denver, CO, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

7-10 May 1996

Firstpage

148

Lastpage

155

Abstract

The Multimedia Communications eXchange (MMCX) product provides multimedia (voice, video and data) desktop collaboration. The MMCX client/server architecture supports multimedia calling between endpoints on the local area network, and also provides access to the wide area network. The MMCX endpoints can make multimedia calls across the WAN in multiserver networks, and can place audio calls to traditional voice endpoints, for example, telephones connected to PBXs and the public switched telephone network. This paper describes the LAN and WAN technologies and protocols supported by Release 1 of the MMCX product. It also covers the performance characteristics (delay and bandwidth requirements) of each media (voice, video and data) and well as the bandwidth management capabilities of the MMCX client/server architecture

Keywords

client-server systems; delays; local area networks; multimedia communication; telecommunication exchanges; telecommunication network management; transport protocols; wide area networks; AT&T; LAN; MMCX product; Multimedia Communications Exchange; PBX; Release 1; WAN; audio calls; bandwidth management; client/server architecture; data; delay; local area network; multimedia desktop collaboration; multiserver networks; performance characteristics; protocols; public switched telephone network; telephones; video; voice endpoints; wide area network; Access protocols; Bandwidth; Collaboration; Delay; Local area networks; Multimedia communication; Multimedia systems; Network servers; Telephony; Wide area networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Emerging Technologies and Applications in Communications, 1996. Proceedings., First Annual Conference on

Conference_Location

Portland, OR

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7585-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ETACOM.1996.502497

Filename

502497