Title :
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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CN.1995.509575
