1 End-to-End Communication Across Hybrid Networks. - 1 Introduction. - 2 The IEEE 802. 11 Wireless LAN. - 3 Internetworking among Wireless and Fixed Networks. - 4 Evaluation of Selected Functions. - 5 Summary and Outlook. - 2 Reduce Connection Awareness. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Design and Guidelines for Reducing Connection Awareness. - 3 Issues for the Implementation of the Design Guidelines. - 4 A First Step: Efficient Signaling for VPTS. - 5 Conclusions. - 3 Is ATM a Continuity or a Discontinuity for the LAN Environment?. - 1 Introduction. - 2 The ITU View of the ATM. - 3 The Legacy LANs. - 4 The ATM LAN Paradigms. - 5 VBR Sources. - 6 TCP/IP and ATM. - 7 LAN Interconnection over the Wide Area. - 8 New Applications. - 9 Conclusions. - 4 On the Performance of Networks Carrying Multimedia Traffic. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Multimedia Traffic Requirements. - 3 Video Encoding Schemes and Traffic Characterization. - 4 Performance of Networks Carrying Video Traffic. - 5 Conclusions. - 5 The Server Array: A Scalable Video Server Architecture. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Scenario. - 3 Video Server Architecture and Scalability. - 4 The Design of a Video Server Array for Video On-Demand. - 5 Choice of a Striping Block Size. - 6 Reliability Aspects. - 7 Related Work. - 8 Conclusions. - 6 A Scalable Architecture for Multimedia Storage. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Data Distribution Strategies on Multiple Servers. - 3 Scalable Compression Technology. - 4 ATM Based Scalable Storage. - 5 Summary and Future Work. - 7 Aqua: An Adaptive End-System Quality of Service Architecture. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Overview of AQUA. - 3 QoS Specification. - 4 Rate based Adjustable Priority Scheduling. - 5 Performance Evaluation. - 6 Related Work. - 7 Conclusions. - 8 Quality of Service Support for Protocol Processing within Endsystems. - 1 Introduction. - 2 QoS Specification. - 3 QoS Mapping. - 4 QoS Enforcement. - 5 Protocol Implementation Model. - 6 Conclusions. - 9 High Performance Group Communication Services in ATM Networks. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Enhanced Services in ATM Networks. - 3 Efficient Provision of Reliable Multipoint Services. - 4 Assessment of Performance and Implementation. - 5 Conclusions. - 10 Multimedia Transport Protocol and Multicast Communication. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Transport Layer Multicast. - 3 Statistical Reliable Multicast. - 4 Other Multicast Issues. - 5 Conclusions. - 11 PET Priority Encoding Transmission. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Methodology. - 3 PET Systems. - 4 Implementation Issues. - 5 Conclusions. - 12 Real-Time Communication in Shared-Medium High Speed LANs. - 1 Introduction. - 2 The Fiber Distributed Data Interface. - 3 The Distributed Queue Dual Bus. - 4 The Demand Priority LAN. - 5 Performance Analysis. - 6 Conclusions. - 13 Batch Renewal Process: Exact Model of Traffic Correlation. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Correlation in Traffic Processes. - 3 Choice of Model for Traffic Characterized by its Correlation. - 4 Construction of a Batch Renewal Process. - 5 Effects on a Simple Queue. - 6 Effect of a Queue on Correlation Creation of Burst Structure. - 7 Conclusions and other Remarks. - 14 Residential Oriented Customer Premises Network Based on ATM Principles. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Residential CPN Characteristics. - 3 An ATM Distributed Architecture. - 4 Simulation Results. - 5 Conclusions. - 15 Voice-Data Integrated Channel Access for Microcellular Networks Using Splitting RRA Algorithms. - 1 Introduction. - 2 System Model. - 3 Channel Conditions. - 4 Voice Transmission Protocols. - 5 Simulation Results. - 6 Conclusions. - 16 Wireless Access to High Speed Networks. - 1 Introduction. - 2 High Speed and Mobility. - 3 Current Wireless Local AreaNetworks. - 4 Strategies of Interconnection. - 5 Discussion of Problems. - 6 Final Remarks. - Index of Authors. Language: English