Title :
A UNIX-based ATM multimedia architecture
Author :
Zeadally, Sherali
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Describes the design and implementation of a multimedia architecture for UNIX in an ATM environment. An ATM card has been designed for the EISA bus and provides host connectivity to an ATM network. Applications that use standard protocols such as TCP/IP are supported, as well as other applications that require a raw AAL5 service. To support continuous media applications such as digital video/audio, a kernel module has been designed and incorporated into the UNIX operating system. The kernel module provides an in-kernel data path which allows digital video/audio streaming directly between an ATM network adapter and a display device
Keywords :
Unix; asynchronous transfer mode; multimedia communication; network operating systems; operating system kernels; system buses; transport protocols; AAL5 service; ATM card; ATM network adapter; EISA bus; TCP/IP; UNIX-based ATM multimedia architecture; continuous media applications; digital audio streaming; digital video streaming; display device; host connectivity; in-kernel data path; kernel module; standard protocols; Asynchronous transfer mode; Computer architecture; Hardware; Kernel; Magnetic heads; Network servers; Operating systems; Protocols; Videoconference; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Computers and Communications, 1997. Proceedings., Second IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Alexandria
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7852-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISCC.1997.615984
