Title :
RCM: An open architecture to build a community
Author :
Casapulla, Giovanni ; Chizzoni, Alfredo ; De Cindio, Fiorella
Author_Institution :
Networking Lab., Milan Univ., Italy
Abstract :
Milan Civic Network (RCM) is a community network developed with owned, windows based, software that supports the construction of highly interactive environments. It introduces basic multimedia functionalities according to the real hardware and software capability of current Italian personal computers users. Its open architecture let its members communicate with many different protocols, including the World Wide Web. These choices, that have made RCM the biggest Italian community network with more than 3500 active users in a year and a half, have been adopted also by other initiatives in Italy, some of them already operational
Keywords :
information networks; microcomputer applications; multimedia communication; open systems; telecommunication computing; Italy; Milan Civic Network; RCM; World Wide Web; community network; interactive environments; multimedia; open architecture; personal computers; protocols; windows based software; Computer architecture; Computer science; Conference management; Electronic mail; Hardware; Internet; Microcomputers; Network servers; Service oriented architecture; World Wide Web;
Conference_Titel :
Community Networking, 1996. Proceedings., 3rd International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Antwerpen
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3304-7
DOI :
10.1109/CN.1996.534654
