An Interactive Telelecture System with Hybrid ATM/IP Networking

摘要

Currently, there is much debate whether ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) or IP (Internet Protocol) is the better internetworking technology for multiparty multimedia applications. Proponents of ATM argue that only a connection-oriented network can satisfy the stringent timeliness requirements of high-quality audio and video data. Proponents of the Internet emphasize the scalability and flexibility of connectionless networking.