Title :
Multimedia over satellite - the European Space Agency perspective
Author :
Kristiansen, Erling ; Donadio, Roberto
Author_Institution :
Eur. Space Res. & Technol. Centre, Eur. Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Abstract :
The paper introduces the authors´ view on multimedia over satellite in general, discusses the trade-off between packet and circuit oriented systems, and presents an overview of recent and ongoing activities in this field by the European Space Agency (ESA).
Keywords :
circuit switching; multimedia communication; packet switching; reviews; satellite communication; standardisation; ESA; European Space Agency; circuit switched systems; multimedia over satellite; open standards; packet switched systems; standardization; Bandwidth; Graphics; Internet; Motion pictures; Satellite broadcasting; Space technology; Streaming media; Unicast; Videoconference; Web pages;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 2002. ICC 2002. IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7400-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.2002.997391
