Title :
Packet switching vs. circuit switching in future integrated services digital networks
Author :
Eng, K.Y. ; Ali, Asem M. ; Turner, Jessica ; Walters, S.M.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ
Abstract :
This panel presentation contains one full position paper on the user network interface in broadband ISDN, and four position summaries. Issues considered in the latter include: the impact of multimedia services, the effect of optical fiber transmission, the superiority of packet switching for diverse applications, and the potential unification of circuit-and packet-switching techniques
Keywords :
ISDN; broadband networks; optical communication; packet switching; broadband ISDN; circuit switching; integrated services digital networks; multimedia services; optical fiber transmission; packet switching; user network interface; Asynchronous transfer mode; B-ISDN; Bit rate; ISDN; Intelligent networks; Network interfaces; Packet switching; Payloads; Standardization; Switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '88. Networks: Evolution or Revolution, Proceedings. Seventh Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communcations Societies, IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0833-1
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1988.12917
