Title :
Broadband networks to support multimedia services
Author :
Erfani, Shervin ; Malek, Manu
Author_Institution :
Racal Datacom Inc., Sunrise, FL, USA
Abstract :
With on analogy to the terrestrial transportation network various broadband network technologies to support multimedia services are described. The subnetworks of an information highway are examined in terms of its backbone network, subnetworks, local networks, and access ramps. The characteristics of broadband networking technologies are compared.
Keywords :
Internet; asynchronous transfer mode; broadband networks; cable television; computer networks; information networks; multimedia communication; radio networks; television networks; LAN; MAN; PSTN; WAN; access ramps; backbone network; broadband network technologies; cable TV network; local networks; multimedia services; subnetworks; wireless network; Broadband communication; Character generation; Communication switching; Graphics; Road transportation; Road vehicles; Spine; Telecommunication switching; Telecommunication traffic; Vehicle driving;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1997. Proceedings of the 40th Midwest Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3694-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.1997.662342
