DocumentCode
3396465
Title
Broadband networks to support multimedia services
Author
Erfani, Shervin ; Malek, Manu
Author_Institution
Racal Datacom Inc., Sunrise, FL, USA
Volume
2
fYear
1997
fDate
3-6 Aug. 1997
Firstpage
1390
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Circuits and Systems, 1997. Proceedings of the 40th Midwest Symposium on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3694-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSCAS.1997.662342
Filename
662342
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