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ERIC Number: EJ507037
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1962
Multimedia on the Network: Has Its Time Come?
Galbreath, Jeremy
Educational Technology, v35 n4 p44-51 Jul-Aug 1995
Examines the match between multimedia data and local area network (LAN) infrastructures. Highlights include applications for networked multimedia, i.e., asymmetric and symmetric; alternate LAN technology, including stream management software, Ethernet, FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface), and ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode); WAN (Wide Area Network) connectivity; and data compression standards. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Local Area Networks, Multimedia Materials, Standards
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Data Compression; Network Architecture; Wide Area Networks