An investigation of video and audio traffic over a LocalTalk-frame relay community network

Author

Bugos, Alan R. ; Hill, Paul M.

Author_Institution

GTE Labs. Inc., Waltham, MA, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

20-22 Jun 1995

Firstpage

225

Lastpage

232

Abstract

Frame relay, used as a 56 kbps wide-area network (WAN) access technology for data networking and Internet connectivity is growing at an alarming rate. A common misconception in the data networking field is that frame relay is not well suited for digital and audio transport over WANs. Hence an investigation of video and audio traffic over a LocalTalk to a 56 kbps frame relay network is discussed for potential use in a community network. Network traffic and statistics from several IP video and audio applications were measured and analyzed. The results show that packet audio and packet video at rates varying from 16 to 56 kbps (with video as high as 6 frames per second) can be transported over a LocalTalk-frame relay network with reasonable quality

Keywords

audio signals; data communication; frame relay; internetworking; local area networks; performance evaluation; telecommunication traffic; transport protocols; visual communication; wide area networks; 16 to 56 kbit/s; Internet connectivity; Internet protocol; LocalTalk-frame relay community network; WAN access; audio traffic; audio transport; data networking; digital transport; network traffic; packet audio; packet video; video traffic; wide area network; Application software; Cities and towns; Computer networks; Educational institutions; Frame relay; IP networks; Local area networks; Telecommunication traffic; Videoconference; Wide area networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Community Networking, 1995. Integrated Multimedia Services to the Home., Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Princeton, NJ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2756-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CN.1995.509575

Filename

509575